Cell towers in Pottawattamie County, IA

The FCC registry lists 94 constructed antenna structures in Pottawattamie County, 3% of Iowa's 3,266 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 44 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 17 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 94
2Tallest 1507 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 3 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

43% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Pottawattamie County

44 different registrants own the 94 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 Pottawattamie County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 60 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hancock at 1507 feet, built in 1975. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Pottawattamie 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
1026014	Guyed tower	1507 ft	1975	Hancock	IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD. DBA, IOWA PUBLIC TELEVISION.
1018151	Tower	1200 ft	1988	Oakland	TRIATHLON BROADCASTING OF OMAHA
1004578	Tower	495 ft	1998	Pottawattamie County	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1028166	Other or unspecified	490 ft	1995	Neola	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1207232	Tower	470 ft	2000	Neola	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1025361	Guyed tower	447 ft	1990	Avoca	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1267086	Tower	415 ft	2009	Hancock	Pottawattamie, County of
1016796	Guyed tower	414 ft	2014	Minden	American Towers LLC
1016797	Guyed tower	414 ft	1992	Avoca	American Towers LLC
1036734	Tower	403 ft	2008	Honey Creek	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1245941	Guyed tower	345 ft	2008	Council Bluffs	SBA Towers II LLC
1019084	Tower	336 ft	1955	Council Bluffs	WILKINS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC DBA = KLNG
1052994	Tower	330 ft	1987	Mcclelland	POTTAWATTAMIE, COUNTY OF
1025906	Tower	327 ft	1980	Council Bluffs	IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1254748	Tower	320 ft	2009	Carson	Pottawattamie, County of
1235120	Guyed tower	315 ft	2002	Walnut	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015205	Tower	307 ft	2004	Atlantic	NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE
1316347	Guyed tower	304 ft	2021	Macedonia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1020797	Tower	300 ft	1989	Atlantic	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
1287953	Lattice tower	300 ft	2013	Council Bluffs	IOWA STATE OF
1020796	Other or unspecified	299 ft	1980	Avoca	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1037044	Tower	276 ft	1985	Oakland	RACOM CORP.
1207249	Lattice tower	275 ft	2000	Avoca	American Towers LLC
1236141	Lattice tower	265 ft	2002	Minden	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1236307	Lattice tower	265 ft	2002	Shelby	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1236308	Other or unspecified	265 ft	2002	Underwood	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1236723	Lattice tower	260 ft	2002	Mcclelland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251103	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Neola	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1253837	Tower	260 ft	2006	Mcclelland	SBA Towers II LLC
1257292	Lattice tower	260 ft	2008	Oakland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1259203	Guyed tower	260 ft	2008	Treynor	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1259509	Lattice tower	260 ft	2007	Pakland	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1259539	Tower	260 ft	2007	Griswold	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1260910	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2008	Hancock	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1261425	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2008	Carson	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1201158	Guyed tower	259 ft	2006	Griswold	BNSF Railway Co.
1207935	Tower	220 ft	1999	Mcclelland	Iowa Department of Transportation
1254743	Tower	210 ft	2009	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie, County of
1251098	Lattice tower	205 ft	2006	Missouri Valley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1023691	Tower	201 ft	1950	Minden	American Relay Company, LLC
1256611	Monopole	200 ft	2006	Council Bluffs	SBA Towers II LLC
1323766	Guyed tower	200 ft	1985	Council Bluffs	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1323770	Guyed tower	200 ft	1985	Council Bluffs	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1323771	Guyed tower	200 ft	1985	Council Bluffs	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1324067	Guyed tower	200 ft	1985	Council Bluffs	Phoenix Tower International
1206271	Tower	199 ft	1999	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie County of
1228914	Mast	199 ft	2002	Council Bluffs	Alltel Corporation
1299886	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Shelby	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1323151	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Council Bluffs	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1327048	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Council Bluffs	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1240110	Pole	195 ft	2003	Council Bluffs	CCATT LLC
1315815	Lattice tower	194 ft	2020	Crescent	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1026333	Tower	193 ft	1991	Council Bluffs	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1273888	Mast	188 ft	2010	Council Bluffs	American Towers LLC
1206685	Tower	181 ft	1976	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie County of
1255468	Tower	180 ft	2006	Griswold	Heartland Tower Inc.
1239522	Lattice tower	178 ft	2003	Omaha	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1201812	Tower	167 ft	1992	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie County of
1060897	Tower	165 ft	1998	Council Bluffs	SBA Structures, LLC
1238262	Monopole	165 ft	2003	Council Bluffs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1026013	Tower	163 ft	1975	Council Bluffs	IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD DBA = IOWA PUBLIC TELEVISION
1227518	Monopole	162 ft	2001	Council Bluffs	American Towers LLC
1257986	Other or unspecified	160 ft	2007	Council Bluffs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1229580	Tower	157 ft	2001	Council Bluffs	Alltel Corporation
1210891	Pole	156 ft	2011	Crescent	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1023681	Tower	154 ft	1992	Council Bluffs	Subcarrier Communications Inc.
1057496	Monopole	150 ft	1998	Council Bluffs	SBA Structures, LLC
1294321	Monopole	150 ft	2015	Council Bluffs	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1238347	Lattice tower	149 ft	2003	Council Bluffs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1295989	Monopole	149 ft	2015	Council Bluffs	Sapp Bros, Inc.
1313019	Monopole	142 ft	2020	Council Bluffs	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1269146	Tower	141 ft	2009	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie, County of
1202733	Tower	140 ft	1999	Council Bluffs	ATS Mobile Telephone Inc
1235766	Monopole	140 ft	2002	Council Bluffs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1212961	Tower	138 ft	1998	Council Bluffs	FIRST WIRELESS INC
1277949	Pole	133 ft	2011	Carter Lake	American Towers LLC
1327362	Monopole	127 ft	2024	Council Bluffs	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1201410	Lattice tower	120 ft	2013	Council Bluffs	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1026329	Tower	112 ft	1991	Omaha	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1008399	Pole	110 ft	1996	Council Bluffs	STC Five LLC
1236821	Lattice tower	110 ft	2003	Carter	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1207817	Tower	107 ft	2000	Carter Lake	Omaha Cellular Telephone Company
1297618	Monopole	107 ft	2001	Council Bluffs	Cellco Partnership
1063924	Monopole	103 ft	2000	Carter Lake	American Towers LLC
1018314	Tower	100 ft	1992	Council Bluffs	American Towers LLC
1016795	Tower	100 ft	1993	Council Bluffs	American Towers LLC
1016794	Monopole	84 ft	1995	Crescent	American Towers LLC
1016798	Tower	75 ft	1996	Crescent	American Towers LLC
1307274	Monopole	65 ft	2018	Crescent	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1209282	Tower	59 ft	1970	Council Bluffs	AERONAUTICAL RADIO, INC.
1201808	Pole	56 ft	1992	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie County of
1281428	Tower	35 ft	2011	Council Bluffs	COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1202989	Tower	30 ft	1992	Council Bluffs	IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1276275	Tower	30 ft	2009	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Pottawattamie 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: Polk County (158), Linn County (103), Black Hawk County (89), Johnson County (89), Scott County (77).

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.