Cell towers in Marion County, IA

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Marion County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 9 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 37
2Tallest 470 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 258 ft

Structures

rank 24 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

57% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

51% built then

Who owns the towers in Marion County

21 different registrants own the 37 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 Marion County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, close to the Iowa median of 259 feet. The tallest is a tower near Pella at 470 feet, built in 1982. Most 51% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Marion 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
1017960	Tower	470 ft	1982	Pella	MCC Iowa LLC
1017977	Tower	470 ft	1983	Pella	VVOORTECH INC
1236830	Tower	470 ft	2004	Pella	Xcell Towers III, LLC
1303001	Lattice tower	399 ft	2017	Knoxville	IOWA STATE OF
1236990	Tower	348 ft	2003	Knoxville	SBA Structures, LLC
1249161	Other or unspecified	315 ft	2005	Tracy	Alltel Corporation
1308154	Guyed tower	315 ft	2019	Marysville	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1016747	Guyed tower	314 ft	2008	Knoxville	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1020788	Tower	300 ft	1968	Knoxville	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1230517	Tower	295 ft	1961	Knoxville	US Army Corp of Engineers, Rock Island District, Lake Red Rock Office
1289813	Guyed tower	280 ft	2005	Pella	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1018051	Tower	272 ft	1993	Knoxville	M & H BROADCASTING INC DBA = KRLS
1018064	Guyed tower	272 ft	1992	Knoxville	Alltel Corporation
1055237	Guyed tower	265 ft	1998	Pleasantville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1239385	Guyed tower	260 ft	2003	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1245511	Guyed tower	260 ft	2004	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1249160	Guyed tower	259 ft	2005	Melcher-Dallas	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1267787	Guyed tower	259 ft	2009	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1295924	Lattice tower	258 ft	2023	Melcher-Dallas	Alltel Corporation
1289065	Lattice tower	255 ft	2001	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1319235	Lattice tower	234 ft	2021	Harvey	American Towers LLC
1220391	Tower	199 ft	2000	Otley	PST Digital LLC
1211357	Lattice tower	195 ft	2000	Pella	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1216726	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1973	Pella	Farmers Co-op Exchange
1018049	Other or unspecified	168 ft	1994	Knoxville	M & H BROADCASTING INC DBA = KNIA
1018050	Other or unspecified	168 ft	1994	Knoxville	M & H BROADCASTING INC DBA = KNIA
1242397	Monopole	162 ft	2004	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1255418	Tower	160 ft	2006	Knoxville	SBA Towers II LLC
1265201	Monopole	160 ft	2009	Pleasantville	American Towers LLC
1251235	Monopole	158 ft	2006	Pella	Alltel Corporation
1252971	Monopole	140 ft	2006	Pella	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1267917	Monopole	140 ft	2009	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1220393	Tower	130 ft	2000	Pella	PST Digital LLC
1205970	Tower	69 ft	1993	Knoxville	IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1309065	Lattice tower	45 ft	2017	Melcher-Dallas	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1247932	Pole	40 ft	1968	Knoxville	KNOXVILLE, CITY OF
1205449	Tower	30 ft	1992	Knoxville	IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

If you have a tower lease in Marion 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: Boone County (38), Buchanan County (37), Delaware County (37), Webster County (37), Cass County (36).

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.