Cell towers in Humboldt County, IA

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Humboldt County, 0% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 2 (14%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 1200 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 299 ft

Structures

rank 95 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Humboldt County

12 different registrants own the 14 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 Humboldt County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 299 feet, 40 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Bradgate at 1200 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Humboldt 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
1253947	Guyed tower	1200 ft	2014	Bradgate	Iowa Public Broadcast Board, DBA Iowa Public Television
1017936	Tower	607 ft	1986	Badger	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1227513	Guyed tower	350 ft	2001	Humboldt	CTI Towers, Inc.
1017259	Other or unspecified	345 ft	1994	Eagle Grove	Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
1017903	Tower	326 ft	2004	Humboldt	Corn Belt Power Cooperative
1017364	Lattice tower	315 ft	1994	Dakota	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015366	Tower	299 ft	1970	Humboldt	Riverfront Broadcasting of Iowa, LLC
1206776	On a building	299 ft	2010	Humboldt	Iowa Central Community College
1258340	Lattice tower	290 ft	2007	Livermore	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017902	Tower	228 ft	2003	Humboldt	Corn Belt Power Cooperative
1243804	Tower	178 ft	2004	Humboldt	HUMBOLDT, COUNTY OF
1206890	On a building	102 ft	1985	Humbold	Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
1238162	Tower	100 ft	2003	Humboldt	IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1201621	Pole	65 ft	1990	Dakota City	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Humboldt 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: Ringgold County (16), Adams County (15), Taylor County (15), Osceola County (14), Emmet County (12).

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.