Cell towers in Ringgold County, IA

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Ringgold County, 0% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 4 (25%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 426 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 259 ft) 328 ft

Structures

rank 92 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Guyed tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

88% of structures

Peak build decade

2020s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Ringgold County

9 different registrants own the 16 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 Ringgold County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 328 feet, 69 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 Mount Ayr at 426 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2020s.

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

Structures in Ringgold 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
1229518	Tower	426 ft	2001	Mount Ayr	Cellco Partnership
1016640	Guyed tower	415 ft	1995	Mount Ayr	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1200247	Tower	405 ft	1999	Kellerton	ANR Pipeline Company
1016769	Lattice tower	365 ft	2017	Mount Ayr	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1258987	Lattice tower	349 ft	2007	Tingley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1259304	Tower	349 ft	2007	Shannon City	Cellco Partnership
1280293	Tower	349 ft	2012	Diagonal	Cellco Partnership
1302452	Lattice tower	335 ft	2017	Mt. Ayr	IOWA STATE OF
1235401	Guyed tower	320 ft	2002	Kellerton	Cellco Partnership
1314244	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Shannon City	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1315050	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Clearfield	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1316345	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Ellston	Private owner (name withheld)
1292308	Lattice tower	270 ft	2014	Ellston	Grand River Communications, Inc.
1316540	Lattice tower	264 ft	2021	Diagonal	Private owner (name withheld)
1031175	Guyed tower	199 ft	1997	Mount Ayr	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1316534	Guyed tower	199 ft	2021	Mount Ayr	Private owner (name withheld)

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