Cell towers in Howard County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Howard County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 4 (24%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 440 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 88 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Lattice tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Howard 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 Howard County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Iowa median of 259 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Howard at 440 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Howard 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
1017083	Lattice tower	440 ft	1991	Howard	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1018078	Guyed tower	419 ft	1995	Lime Springs	Alltel Corporation
1232985	Tower	345 ft	2002	Riceville	Alltel Corporation
1018138	Tower	340 ft	1990	Cresco	MEGA MEDIA LTD DBA = KCZQ FM RADIO
1230816	Lattice tower	325 ft	2002	Elma	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1314365	Lattice tower	320 ft	2020	Lime Springs	Howard, County Of
1228899	Lattice tower	270 ft	2001	Cresco	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1258732	Lattice tower	260 ft	2007	Elma	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1331106	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Elma	The Towers, LLC
1301973	Lattice tower	255 ft	2023	Elma	ALLTEL Corporation
1218269	Other or unspecified	250 ft	2000	Leroy	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1300715	Lattice tower	250 ft	2015	Riceville	FMTC Wireless Inc.
1307800	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Lime Springs	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1308969	Guyed tower	199 ft	2019	Cresco	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1308161	Monopole	125 ft	2024	Cresco	ALLTEL Corporation
1323181	Monopole	121 ft	2019	Cresco	Windstream Iowa Communications, LLC
1322887	Monopole	104 ft	2019	Lime Springs	Windstream Iowa Communications, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Howard 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: Decatur County (17), Fremont County (17), Greene County (17), Lyon County (17), Mitchell 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.