Cell towers in Linn County, IA

The FCC registry lists 103 constructed antenna structures in Linn County, 3% of Iowa's 3,266 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 36 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 24 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 27 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 103
2Tallest 1089 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 199 ft

Structures

103

rank 2 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Lattice tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

34% built then

Who owns the towers in Linn County

36 different registrants own the 103 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.

Constructed structures in Linn County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 60 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Hiawatha at 1089 feet, built in 1955. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Linn 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
1024408	Tower	1089 ft	1955	Hiawatha	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1024348	Tower	718 ft	1997	Cedar Rapids	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1012927	Tower	707 ft	1900	Cedar Rapids	Sinclair Acquisition IV, Inc.
1031321	Tower	520 ft	1981	Cedar Rapids	Private owner (name withheld)
1053694	Guyed tower	505 ft	1970	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1018295	Guyed tower	482 ft	1978	Cedar Rapids	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1017926	Tower	446 ft	1993	Cedar Rapids	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1024391	Other or unspecified	424 ft	1941	Marion	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1024392	Guyed tower	424 ft	1941	Marion	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1057440	Tower	420 ft	1999	Cedar Rapids	RADIO COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY INC
1024375	Tower	406 ft	2011	Cedar Rapids	KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1017243	Tower	404 ft	2000	Whittier	Cellco Partnership
1017874	Guyed tower	393 ft	1988	Central City	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1024395	Other or unspecified	377 ft	1947	Cedar Rapids	KZIA, INC.
1024396	Other or unspecified	376 ft	1947	Cedar Rapids	KZIA, INC.
1301318	Lattice tower	364 ft	2017	Cedar Rapids	IOWA STATE OF
1017979	Lattice tower	363 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1024376	Tower	359 ft	2011	Cedar Rapids	SWIF - Iowa, LLC
1017927	Lattice tower	358 ft	2006	Marion	American Towers LLC
1024394	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1947	Cedar Rapids	KZIA, INC.
1016761	On a building	351 ft	1988	Cedar Rapids	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1249662	Tower	350 ft	2006	Palo	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1042246	Lattice tower	345 ft	1998	Coggon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1280563	Tower	325 ft	2012	Central City	Linn County
1208448	Guyed tower	320 ft	2000	Toddville	American Towers LLC
1225278	Lattice tower	316 ft	2001	Libson	American Towers LLC
1017582	Tower	315 ft	1992	Cedar Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1320134	Guyed tower	313 ft	2021	Marion	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1227372	Lattice tower	310 ft	2001	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1024393	Other or unspecified	309 ft	1941	Marion	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1043498	Tower	308 ft	1988	Cedar Rapids	AT&T Corp
1063558	Tower	308 ft	1975	Cedar Rapids	ROCKWELL COLLINS INC
1016767	Tower	290 ft	2006	Cedar Rapids	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1017242	Lattice tower	269 ft	1996	Mt. Vernon	Cellco Partnership
1017559	Tower	268 ft	1992	Cedar Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1226617	Tower	265 ft	2009	Springville	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1232400	Lattice tower	265 ft	2002	Lisbon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1237923	Lattice tower	265 ft	2003	Walker	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017978	Guyed tower	260 ft	1993	Mount Vernon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1272229	Lattice tower	259 ft	2010	Monticello	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1262791	Tower	255 ft	2009	Mt Vernon	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1292214	Lattice tower	255 ft	2015	Mt. Vernon	SBA Towers V, LLC
1017236	Lattice tower	251 ft	1996	Toddville	Cellco Partnership
1291959	Lattice tower	244 ft	2014	Marioin	Cellco Partnership
1015874	Other or unspecified	239 ft	1994	Cedar Rapids	IOWA STATE OF
1260153	Tower	230 ft	2007	Marion	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1017980	Tower	219 ft	1995	Mount Vernon	LINN, COUNTY OF
1060476	Tower	215 ft	1966	Marion	ESCO ELECTRIC COMPANY
1298002	Lattice tower	210 ft	2016	Cedar Rapids	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1018293	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1972	Cedar Rapids	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1018294	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1972	Cedar Rapids	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1020627	Monopole	199 ft	1997	Center Point	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1001131	Tower	199 ft	1996	Cedar Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1202011	Tower	199 ft	1999	Central City	Cellco Partnership
1211356	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1212571	Tower	199 ft	2001	Palo	SBA Towers III LLC
1213127	Tower	199 ft	2000	Central City	SBA Towers III LLC
1228121	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Cedar Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228123	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Ely	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1230814	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Central City	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1237951	Lattice tower	199 ft	2003	Alburnett	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1280183	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1283228	Tower	199 ft	2012	Cedar Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1297935	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Lisbon	LINN, COUNTY OF
1305476	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Central City	Shellsburg Cablevision, Inc.
1310160	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Marion	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1228623	Lattice tower	196 ft	2001	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1244785	Lattice tower	196 ft	1998	Marion	American Towers LLC
1210587	Tower	195 ft	2000	Alburnett	SBA Towers III LLC
1210588	Guyed tower	195 ft	2000	Palo	TV6 Holdings LLC
1230818	Lattice tower	195 ft	2001	Springville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1302017	Lattice tower	195 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1317523	Monopole	192 ft	2020	Cedar Rapids	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1231949	Monopole	180 ft	2002	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1272336	Tower	178 ft	2001	Prairieburg	TV6 Holdings LLC
1239640	Lattice tower	170 ft	2003	Ely	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1268715	Monopole	170 ft	2009	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1277045	Monopole	170 ft	2011	Marion	American Towers LLC
1280203	Lattice tower	165 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1205268	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	TowerCo IV LLC
1262896	Lattice tower	159 ft	2008	Fairfax	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1054933	Monopole	155 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1297167	Monopole	145 ft	2015	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1233538	Lattice tower	140 ft	2002	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1206578	Monopole	135 ft	1998	Hiawatha	American Towers LLC
1280204	Tower	135 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1239665	Pole	134 ft	2003	Robins	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1054935	Monopole	132 ft	1998	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1289927	Monopole	129 ft	2013	Cedar Rapids	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1257040	Monopole	125 ft	2007	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1272058	Tower	125 ft	2008	Center Point	SBA Towers III LLC
1280493	Monopole	125 ft	2011	Cedar Rapids	American Towers LLC
1298606	Monopole	125 ft	2016	Cedar Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1232434	Lattice tower	120 ft	2002	Cedar Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1031028	Lattice tower	115 ft	1997	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1225982	Lattice tower	115 ft	2001	Marion	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233502	Lattice tower	114 ft	2001	Cedar Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1207645	Tower	112 ft	1999	Marion	Iowa Department of Transportation
1302327	Monopole	106 ft	2014	Robins	American Towers LLC
1059625	Monopole	97 ft	1999	Cedar Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017881	Tower	80 ft	1980	Cedar Rapids	KRNA INC DBA = KZIA
1307957	Lattice tower	75 ft	2018	Cedar Rapids	CTI Assets II, LLC
1320929	Monopole	75 ft	2023	Marion	Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems LLC

If you have a tower lease in Linn 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: Polk County (158), Pottawattamie County (94), Black Hawk County (89), Johnson County (89), Scott County (77).

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.