Cell towers in Decatur County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Decatur County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 493 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 320 ft

Structures

rank 85 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Decatur County

10 different registrants own the 17 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Decatur County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 320 feet, 61 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Near Van Wert at 493 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Decatur County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Decatur County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1059395	Tower	493 ft	1999	Near Van Wert	Iowa Public Radio, Inc.
1016639	Guyed tower	415 ft	1993	Decatur City	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015414	Tower	363 ft	1995	Lamoni	Cellco Partnership
1207244	Tower	360 ft	2000	Leon	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1208653	Tower	358 ft	2000	Lamoni	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1292309	Lattice tower	349 ft	2014	Van Wert	Grand River Communications, Inc.
1232623	Lattice tower	345 ft	2002	Leon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233306	Guyed tower	345 ft	2002	Lamoni	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1235402	Guyed tower	320 ft	2002	Garden Grove	Cellco Partnership
1288485	Guyed tower	319 ft	2014	Lamoni	Grand River Communications, Inc.
1016774	Guyed tower	309 ft	1991	Leon	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1204768	Tower	308 ft	2000	Davis City	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1316490	Guyed tower	304 ft	2021	High Point	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1023690	Tower	300 ft	1958	Leon	VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1304734	Lattice tower	267 ft	2018	Lamoni	Uniti Towers LLC
1226514	Tower	250 ft	2001	Davis City	TowerCo IV LLC
1288340	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Leon	Grand River Communications, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Decatur County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Iowa with similar tower counts: Guthrie County (18), Calhoun County (17), Clarke County (17), Fremont County (17), Greene County (17).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.