Iowa / Jones County

#33 of 99 IA counties · 33 structures

Cell towers in Jones County, IA

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Jones County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, VB-S1 Assets, LLC, has 5 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 33
  2. 2Tallest 411 ft
  3. 3Largest owner VB-S1 Assets, LLC
  4. 4Median height (state 259 ft) 233 ft
Structures
33
rank 33 of 99 in IA
Most common type
Tower
39% of structures
Over 200 feet
17
52% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
39% built then

Who owns the towers in Jones County

22 different registrants own the 33 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.

VB-S1 Assets, LLC5Array Digital Infrastructure4CommNet Cellular Inc.3American Tower2INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT C2Jones, County of2SBA Communications2RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CO INC1
Constructed structures in Jones County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 233 feet, 26 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Anamosa at 411 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2010s.

Tower13Guyed tower8Lattice tower8Monopole2Other or unspecified1Pole1
Structures in Jones County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s71990s112000s132010s12020s
Structures in Jones 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
1017241Guyed tower411 ft1998AnamosaCommNet Cellular Inc.
1017096Guyed tower404 ft1991Center JunctionARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1231372Tower370 ft2001AnamosaGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1018102Guyed tower350 ft1997AnamosaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1304711Lattice tower330 ft2017AnamosaIOWA STATE OF
1328060Lattice tower312 ft2024Center JunctionTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1260926Lattice tower309 ft2008OlinARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1285003Lattice tower305 ft2012WyomingCommNet Cellular Inc.
1305725Guyed tower305 ft2018WyomingVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1017984Guyed tower300 ft2016Stone CityRADIO COMMUNICATIONS CO INC
1237787Guyed tower299 ft2004BernardINTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1016902Tower292 ft1988AmberAmerican Towers LLC
1234884Tower280 ft2002AnamosaJones, County of
1226700Tower265 ft2004CascadeCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1305724Lattice tower259 ft2018CascadeVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1251545Tower248 ft2005MonticelloSBA Towers II LLC
1017384Other or unspecified233 ft2012WyomingINTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1218574Tower199 ft2000OlinOlin Telephone Company
1304980Monopole199 ft2018LangworthyVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1307586Guyed tower199 ft2018MonticelloVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1308749Lattice tower199 ft2019Oxford JunctionVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1310768Lattice tower199 ft2019AnamosaSBA Towers X, LLC
1273743Tower197 ft2010AnamosaClarence Telephone Co., Inc.
1210856Guyed tower195 ft2000MartelleTV6 Holdings LLC
1283724Tower180 ft2012CascadeJones, County of
1205432Tower175 ft1999Cascade3Cs Properties, LLC
1205433Tower175 ft1999AnamosaVBT Sub 1, LLC
1272777Monopole156 ft2010AnamosaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1253831Tower152 ft2006MonticelloCommNet Cellular Inc.
1263153Lattice tower140 ft2008AnamosaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1206755Pole82 ft1992MonticelloMCI Communications Services LLC
1225802Tower35 ft2003MonticelloState of Iowa
1202985Tower30 ft1992MonticelloIOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

If you have a tower lease in Jones 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: Washington County (34), Carroll County (33), Dallas County (33), Wapello County (33), Clayton County (32).

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.