Iowa / Emmet County
#97 of 99 IA counties · 12 structures
Cell towers in Emmet County, IA
The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Emmet County, 0% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 7 registrants; the largest, Beaver Broadcasting, Inc., has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 12
- 2Tallest 383 ft
- 3Largest owner Beaver Broadcasting, Inc.
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 308 ft
Who owns the towers in Emmet County
7 different registrants own the 12 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 308 feet, 49 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Estherville at 383 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1302441 | Lattice tower | 383 ft | 2017 | Estherville | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1016595 | Other or unspecified | 360 ft | 1969 | Estherville | Beaver Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1261194 | Tower | 349 ft | 2007 | Estherville | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1016660 | Tower | 327 ft | 1993 | Esterville | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1259028 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2007 | Armstrong | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1018094 | Tower | 309 ft | 1992 | Wallingford | Alltel Corporation |
| 1063904 | Tower | 308 ft | 1998 | Ringsted | RINGSTED TELEPHONE COMPANY |
| 1278670 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2011 | Estherville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1016594 | Other or unspecified | 203 ft | 1969 | Estherville | Beaver Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1266590 | Tower | 197 ft | 2009 | Gruver | TowerCo IV LLC |
| 1266716 | Tower | 197 ft | 2009 | Esterville | TowerCo IV LLC |
| 1275994 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2001 | Estherville | Alltel Corporation |
If you have a tower lease in Emmet 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: Taylor County (15), Humboldt County (14), Osceola County (14), Ida County (12), Wayne County (11).
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.