Iowa / O'Brien County
#56 of 99 IA counties · 26 structures
Cell towers in O'Brien County, IA
The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in O'Brien County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 5 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 26
- 2Tallest 415 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 226 ft
Who owns the towers in O'Brien County
16 different registrants own the 26 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 226 feet, 33 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Primghar at 415 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1017699 | Other or unspecified | 415 ft | 1996 | Primghar | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1225339 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 2001 | Sheldon | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1302450 | Lattice tower | 333 ft | 2017 | Sanborn | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1214490 | Tower | 319 ft | 1975 | Sanborn | Northern Iowa Telephone Company |
| 1220466 | Tower | 316 ft | 2010 | Sanborn | CCATT LLC |
| 1255722 | Other or unspecified | 310 ft | 2006 | Paullina | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1015208 | Tower | 280 ft | 1965 | Gaza | NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1236770 | Tower | 267 ft | 2010 | Sutherland | CCATT LLC |
| 1282385 | Tower | 263 ft | 2012 | Paullina | Cellco Partnership |
| 1232827 | Tower | 262 ft | 2010 | Paullina | CCATT LLC |
| 1236767 | Tower | 261 ft | 2010 | Hartley | CCATT LLC |
| 1285078 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2013 | Sanborn | Cellco Partnership |
| 1245441 | Tower | 245 ft | 2004 | Sanborn | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1295374 | On a building | 207 ft | 2015 | Paullina | Farmer's Cooperative Company |
| 1252480 | Other or unspecified | 199 ft | 2007 | Sheldon | Cellco Partnership |
| 1255772 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Sutherland | West Iowa Telephone Company |
| 1245645 | Tower | 198 ft | 2004 | Sheldon | SBA Towers VII, LLC |
| 1245643 | Tower | 197 ft | 2004 | Hartley | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1281969 | Tower | 184 ft | 2012 | Primghar | Cellco Partnership |
| 1208709 | Tower | 170 ft | 2005 | Primghar | O'Brien, County of |
| 1245443 | Monopole | 157 ft | 2004 | Sheldon | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1280914 | Pole | 154 ft | 2010 | Sheldon | CCATT LLC |
| 1202716 | On a building | 98 ft | 1998 | Sheldon | SHELDON, CITY OF |
| 1266364 | Tower | 89 ft | 2009 | Archer | C-M-L Telephone Coop.Assn. |
| 1238726 | Tower | 60 ft | 2003 | Primghar | IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| 1202999 | Tower | 30 ft | 1992 | Sheldon | IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
If you have a tower lease in O'Brien 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: Jefferson County (27), Wright County (27), Crawford County (26), Adair County (25), Butler County (25).
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.