Cell towers in Lyon County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Lyon County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Crown Castle owns 7 of them (41%), 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 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 483 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 259 ft) 197 ft

Structures

rank 89 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

47% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

71% built then

Who owns the towers in Lyon County

10 different registrants own the 17 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 Lyon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 197 feet, 62 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Rock Rapids at 483 feet, built in 2020. Most 71% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lyon 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
1026022	Guyed tower	483 ft	2020	Rock Rapids	IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD DBA IOWA PUBLIC TELEVISION
1228589	Tower	363 ft	2001	Rock Rapids	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1040336	Lattice tower	345 ft	1998	Rock Rapids	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017453	Tower	338 ft	1997	Alvord	Community First Broadcasting
1220450	Tower	312 ft	2010	Rock Rapids	CCATT LLC
1260075	Lattice tower	310 ft	2008	George	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1232978	Guyed tower	258 ft	2010	Larchwood	CCATT LLC
1270941	Lattice tower	258 ft	2009	George	CCATT LLC
1266283	Tower	197 ft	2009	Rowena	Crown Castle Towers 09
1266284	Tower	197 ft	2009	Larchwood	Crown Castle Towers 09
1257691	Lattice tower	195 ft	2006	Little Rock	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1257984	Lattice tower	195 ft	2006	Larchwood	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1265864	Guyed tower	194 ft	2009	Alvord	Crown Castle Towers 09
1319024	Lattice tower	192 ft	2002	Inwood	Hoosier Towers, LLC.
1266282	Guyed tower	190 ft	2009	Rowena	Crown Castle Towers 09
1257985	Tower	174 ft	2006	Rock Rapids	SBA Steel LLC
1268976	Monopole	110 ft	2009	Rock Rapids	Octagon Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Lyon 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: Fremont County (17), Greene County (17), Howard County (17), Mitchell County (17), Monroe County (17).

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.