Tower Landlord

Iowa / Jefferson County

#53 of 99 IA counties · 27 structures

Cell towers in Jefferson County, IA

The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Jefferson County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 7 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 27
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 259 ft) 270 ft
Structures
27
rank 53 of 99 in IA
Most common type
Tower
48% of structures
Over 200 feet
20
74% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
48% built then

Who owns the towers in Jefferson County

19 different registrants own the 27 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure7Crown Castle3Jefferson, County of2Alltel2Xcell Towers III, LLC1IOWA STATE OF1Qwest Corporation1IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTME1
Constructed structures in Jefferson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 11 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 Fairfield at 500 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2000s.

Tower13Lattice tower6Guyed tower4Other or unspecified2Monopole2
Structures in Jefferson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s11980s51990s132000s12010s52020s
Structures in Jefferson 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1023295Guyed tower500 ft2020FairfieldJefferson, County of
1016861Lattice tower465 ft1990EldonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1018146Tower425 ft1988BataviaCrown Castle South LLC
1230499Other or unspecified350 ft2002PackwoodARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1052993Tower349 ft1958FairfieldXcell Towers III, LLC
1318286Guyed tower335 ft2021PennTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1015888Tower320 ft1976FairfieldIOWA STATE OF
1016994Guyed tower315 ft1999FairfieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1223917Tower310 ft2001FairfieldTowerCo IV LLC
1225087Guyed tower310 ft2001LockridgeTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1240383Lattice tower310 ft2003LockridgeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1264080Tower300 ft2009FaifieldPrivate owner (name withheld)
1268227Other or unspecified288 ft2009BrightonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016261Tower270 ft1993FairfieldQwest Corporation
1230258Tower270 ft2003BataviaCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1228335Tower265 ft2005FairfieldCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1331762Lattice tower260 ft2026PackwoodThe Towers, LLC
1326150Lattice tower254 ft2025LockridgeALLTEL Corporation
1238271Tower245 ft1996FairfieldJefferson, County of
1264190Tower230 ft2008FairfieldINTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1319866Monopole199 ft2022FairfieldVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1295629Monopole188 ft2015FairfieldAlltel Corporation
1208088Lattice tower165 ft2000FairfieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1246911Tower160 ft2005FairfieldJEFFERSON, COUNTY OF
1266310Tower120 ft2008FairfieldJEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER
1267036Lattice tower95 ft2009FairfieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1202990Tower30 ft1992FairfieldIOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

If you have a tower lease in Jefferson 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: Bremer County (28), Madison County (28), Union County (28), Wright County (27), Crawford County (26).

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.