Cell towers in Louisa County, IA

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Louisa County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. American Tower owns 6 of them (32%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 259 ft) 299 ft

Structures

rank 77 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

58% built then

Who owns the towers in Louisa County

10 different registrants own the 19 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 Louisa 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 tower near Wapello at 499 feet, built in 2005. Most 58% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Louisa 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
1247969	Tower	499 ft	2005	Wapello	K-LOVE, Inc.
1303697	Lattice tower	423 ft	2018	Wapello	IOWA STATE OF
1227374	Guyed tower	341 ft	2001	Letts	American Towers LLC
1201883	On a building	336 ft	1981	Muscatine	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1017869	Guyed tower	320 ft	1994	Wapello	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016749	Tower	313 ft	2002	Wyman	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1241483	Tower	310 ft	2003	Morning Sun	American Towers LLC
1241484	Guyed tower	306 ft	2004	Columbus Junction	American Towers LLC
1007867	Tower	299 ft	1994	Wapello	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1007872	Tower	299 ft	2012	Columbus Junction	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1325207	Guyed tower	289 ft	2024	Columbus City	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1237373	Guyed tower	260 ft	2003	Wapello	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1232546	Tower	200 ft	2004	Wapello	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1210584	Guyed tower	199 ft	2000	Wapallo	American Towers LLC
1210854	Guyed tower	194 ft	2000	Letts	American Towers LLC
1280327	Tower	180 ft	2011	Grandview, Ia	Louisa Communications
1231084	Tower	114 ft	2005	Letts	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1314606	Monopole	100 ft	2020	Letts	Windstream Corporation
1254619	Tower	90 ft	2006	Columnbus Junction	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Louisa 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: Cherokee County (19), Floyd County (19), Grundy County (19), Monona County (19), Palo Alto County (19).

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.