Cell towers in Montgomery County, IA

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Montgomery County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 4 (18%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 410 ft
3Largest owner BNSF Railway
4Median height (state 259 ft) 287 ft

Structures

rank 66 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

55% built then

Who owns the towers in Montgomery County

12 different registrants own the 22 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 Montgomery County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 287 feet, 28 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Red Oak at 410 feet, built in 1993. Most 55% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Montgomery 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
1016862	Guyed tower	410 ft	1993	Red Oak	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015837	Tower	357 ft	2012	Red Oak	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1050868	Tower	353 ft	1995	Red Oak	Hawkeye Communications, Inc.
1246378	Guyed tower	350 ft	2005	Villisca	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1310771	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Villisca	Montgomery County
1310772	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Elliot	Montgomery County
1311178	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Red Oak	Montgomery County
1326208	Guyed tower	307 ft	2023	Red Oak	Cloud 1 Services, LLC
1314216	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Stanton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1314236	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Villisca	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1314237	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Villisca	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1294822	Lattice tower	270 ft	2015	Elliott	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1024407	Tower	232 ft	1994	Red Oak	HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS INC
1020793	Tower	225 ft	1968	Red Oak	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1291644	Lattice tower	181 ft	2014	Red Oak	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1282668	Tower	150 ft	2012	Red Oak	BNSF Railway Co.
1309434	Guyed tower	100 ft	2017	Villisca	CTI Assets II, LLC
1322457	Lattice tower	84 ft	2021	Red Oak	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC
1276939	Tower	50 ft	2011	Red Oak	BNSF Railway Co.
1276940	Tower	50 ft	2011	Red Oak	BNSF Railway Co.
1276941	Tower	50 ft	2011	Red Oak	BNSF Railway Co.
1291334	Lattice tower	37 ft	2013	Red Oak	Iowa, State of

If you have a tower lease in Montgomery 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: Keokuk County (23), Chickasaw County (22), Dickinson County (22), Worth County (22), Hancock County (21).

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.