Iowa / Plymouth County
#18 of 99 IA counties · 44 structures
Cell towers in Plymouth County, IA
The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Plymouth County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 7 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 44
- 2Tallest 2000 ft
- 3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 238 ft
Who owns the towers in Plymouth County
27 different registrants own the 44 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 238 feet, 21 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Sioux City at 2000 feet, built in 2022. More than in any other decade, 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1018564 | Guyed tower | 2000 ft | 2022 | Sioux City | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1057963 | Tower | 1988 ft | 2007 | Plymouth County | Heartland Tower Company, L.L.C |
| 1017736 | Guyed tower | 348 ft | 2014 | Le Mars | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1043243 | Other or unspecified | 345 ft | 1998 | Akron | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1033721 | Tower | 344 ft | 1993 | Brunsville | CAIN TOWERS |
| 1312797 | Guyed tower | 333 ft | 2020 | Kingsley | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1293485 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2015 | Le Mars | NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1018082 | Guyed tower | 318 ft | 2004 | Seney | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1059854 | Tower | 315 ft | 2010 | Merrill | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1017649 | Tower | 310 ft | 1966 | Lemars | Powell Broadcasting Company, L.L.C. |
| 1266120 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2008 | Lemars | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1330877 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2025 | Akron | The Towers, LLC |
| 1306134 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2019 | Sioux City | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1302451 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2017 | Le Mars | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1285006 | Lattice tower | 303 ft | 2012 | Akron | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1249376 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 2005 | Hinton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1241691 | Tower | 270 ft | 2004 | Le Mars | PLYMOUTH, COUNTY OF |
| 1229179 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2001 | Sioux City | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1229178 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2001 | Le Mars | American Towers LLC |
| 1245300 | Tower | 261 ft | 2004 | Hinton | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1269114 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2011 | Remsen | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1296529 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2016 | Kingsley | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1245442 | Tower | 216 ft | 2007 | Seney | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1015358 | Tower | 200 ft | 1983 | Le Mars | HOSPERS TELEPHONE EXCH INC DBA = HOSPERS TELEPHONE CO |
| 1228889 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Lemars | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1255771 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Remsen | West Iowa Telephone Company |
| 1258908 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Remsen | SBA Towers VII, LLC |
| 1257070 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2006 | Akron | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1245436 | Tower | 196 ft | 2004 | Hinton | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1245440 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 2004 | Merril | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1240142 | Tower | 190 ft | 2004 | Le Mars | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1292168 | Monopole | 174 ft | 2014 | Le Mars | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1285071 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2012 | Lemars | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1245439 | Lattice tower | 125 ft | 2004 | Le Mars | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1031174 | Tower | 120 ft | 1997 | Lemars | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1297811 | Lattice tower | 120 ft | 2016 | Lemars | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
| 1329171 | Monopole | 104 ft | 2025 | Le Mars | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1302699 | Monopole | 103 ft | 2017 | Lemars | Plymouth County, IA |
| 1017650 | Tower | 98 ft | 1978 | Lemars | Powell Broadcasting Company, L.L.C. |
| 1216031 | Pole | 82 ft | 1992 | Le Mars | MCI Communications Services LLC |
| 1201690 | Pole | 80 ft | 1990 | Le Mars | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| 1334620 | Pole | 79 ft | 2001 | Le Mars | CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1305319 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2018 | Le Mars | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1291335 | Lattice tower | 37 ft | 2013 | Le Mars | Iowa, State of |
If you have a tower lease in Plymouth 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: Tama County (46), Cerro Gordo County (45), Jasper County (44), Poweshiek County (42), Cedar County (39).
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.