Cell towers in Monroe County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Monroe County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 5 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 498 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 91 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Lattice tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Monroe County

11 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 Monroe County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 46 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 Eddyville at 498 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Monroe 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
1018152	Tower	498 ft	1990	Eddyville	O TOWN COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = KKSI FM
1017082	Guyed tower	475 ft	1998	Moravia	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1247140	Guyed tower	462 ft	2005	Melrose	SBA Structures, LLC
1004497	Lattice tower	345 ft	1996	Eddyville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017097	Lattice tower	345 ft	1996	Albia	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1301317	Lattice tower	333 ft	2017	Albia	IOWA STATE OF
1017945	Guyed tower	320 ft	1994	Albia	Alltel Corporation
1016771	Guyed tower	315 ft	2017	Albia	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1272130	Guyed tower	305 ft	2010	Blakesburg	TowerCo IV LLC
1314364	Guyed tower	304 ft	2021	Melrose	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1300702	Lattice tower	300 ft	2016	Albia	Monroe, County of
1308152	Lattice tower	265 ft	2019	Albia	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1332639	Lattice tower	265 ft	2026	Lovilla	THE TOWERS LLC
1253014	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Albia	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274821	Lattice tower	248 ft	2010	Lovilia	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015872	Other or unspecified	210 ft	1976	Albia	IOWA STATE OF
1241174	Pole	135 ft	2002	Albia	Monroe, County of

If you have a tower lease in Monroe 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: Howard County (17), Lyon County (17), Mitchell County (17), Ringgold County (16), Adams County (15).

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.