Cell towers in Scott County, IA

The FCC registry lists 77 constructed antenna structures in Scott County, 2% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 18 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 31 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 77
2Tallest 1381 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 6 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Lattice tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

42% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Scott County

32 different registrants own the 77 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 Scott 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 Bettendorf at 1381 feet, built in 2015. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Scott 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
1035417	Guyed tower	1381 ft	2015	Bettendorf	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1017831	Tower	946 ft	1986	Argo	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1017828	Other or unspecified	625 ft	1952	Bettendorf	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1023246	Tower	505 ft	1997	Bettendorf	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1052073	Tower	500 ft	1999	Davenport	Tower Sites, Inc.
1017742	Guyed tower	428 ft	1993	Bettendorf	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1036646	Tower	400 ft	1998	Long Grove	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1017829	Other or unspecified	368 ft	1952	Bettendorf	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1017830	Other or unspecified	368 ft	1952	Bettendorf	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1208471	Guyed tower	364 ft	2000	Davenport	American Towers, LLC
1052686	Guyed tower	360 ft	1999	Stockton	American Towers LLC
1208454	Tower	351 ft	2000	Davenport	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1018728	Guyed tower	350 ft	1986	Bettendorf	EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
1017867	Guyed tower	310 ft	1998	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017741	Lattice tower	310 ft	1992	Mc Causland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1250843	Tower	310 ft	2005	Dixon	Dixon Telephone Company
1227747	Guyed tower	309 ft	2001	Pleasant Valley	American Towers LLC
1305134	Lattice tower	300 ft	2018	Bettendorf	IOWA STATE OF
1007663	Tower	299 ft	1994	Long Grove	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016243	Guyed tower	298 ft	1989	Davenport	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1000035	Tower	298 ft	2000	Wallott	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1007664	Tower	298 ft	1995	Princeton	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1020820	Guyed tower	295 ft	1975	Davenport	RACOM Corp.
1049003	Tower	294 ft	1964	Bluegrass	American Towers LLC
1201822	On a building	271 ft	1995	Davenport	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1314488	Lattice tower	270 ft	2021	Bettendorf	Scott, County Emergency Communications Center
1316593	Lattice tower	270 ft	2021	Durant	Scott, County Emergency Communications Center
1056220	Lattice tower	264 ft	1998	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1019008	Guyed tower	263 ft	1984	Le Claire	Townsquare Media Quad Cities, LLC
1296297	Lattice tower	254 ft	2015	New Liberty	SBA Towers X, LLC
1314759	Lattice tower	245 ft	2021	Princeton	Scott, County Emergency Communications Center
1201879	Tower	219 ft	1965	Walcott	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1224509	Tower	200 ft	1999	Davenport	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1224704	Lattice tower	200 ft	2001	Dixon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1224706	Lattice tower	200 ft	1999	Durant	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1236023	Tower	200 ft	2002	Davenport	CCATT LLC
1272222	Tower	200 ft	2010	Davenport	Scott, County of / SECC
1276263	Tower	200 ft	2011	Durant	SBA Towers II LLC
1063211	Tower	199 ft	1998	Leclaire	American Towers LLC
1063212	Lattice tower	199 ft	1998	Walcott	American Towers LLC
1209386	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1224126	Tower	199 ft	2001	Bettendorf	CCATT LLC
1228686	Tower	199 ft	2001	Le Claire	CCATT LLC
1229480	Tower	199 ft	2001	Le Claire	SBA Structures, LLC
1232425	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Riverdale	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1308260	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Long Grove	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1314607	Lattice tower	199 ft	2021	Eldridge	Scott, County Emergency Communications Center
1316592	Lattice tower	199 ft	2021	Blue Grass	Scott, County Emergency Communications Center
1016244	Mast	198 ft	1994	Davenport	Verizon Americas LLC
1204708	Lattice tower	194 ft	1999	Blue Grass	American Towers LLC
1253192	Tower	190 ft	2006	Davenport	MIDWEST WIRELESS ADVANTAGE
1249588	Lattice tower	189 ft	2005	Bettendorf	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1288708	Monopole	188 ft	2014	Davenport	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1017205	Lattice tower	183 ft	1996	Bettendorf	Qwest Corporation
1289864	Lattice tower	180 ft	2005	Pleasant Valley	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1256636	Guyed tower	175 ft	2007	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1223430	Monopole	169 ft	2002	Davenport	SBA Steel, LLC.
1059626	Lattice tower	165 ft	1999	Blue Grass	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1224910	Monopole	165 ft	1999	Bettendorf	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1330309	Monopole	165 ft	2025	Davenport	The Towers, LLC
1256829	Monopole	164 ft	2006	Davenport	City of Davenport
1003097	Pole	163 ft	1996	Davenport	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1220821	Monopole	162 ft	2001	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1046291	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1270380	Monopole	152 ft	2009	Bettendorf	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1255787	Tower	150 ft	2006	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1224907	Monopole	146 ft	1998	Walcott	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1246614	Lattice tower	140 ft	2005	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1065103	Water tank	139 ft	1965	Eldridge	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1224909	Lattice tower	135 ft	1997	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1235716	Lattice tower	135 ft	2002	Bettendorf	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228668	Monopole	130 ft	2002	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1302126	Monopole	130 ft	2013	Davenport	American Towers LLC
1234865	Lattice tower	125 ft	2002	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1253655	Monopole	124 ft	2006	Blue Grass	American Towers LLC
1235481	Lattice tower	122 ft	2002	Davenport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1259417	Monopole	104 ft	2007	Davenport	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Scott 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: Pottawattamie County (94), Black Hawk County (89), Johnson County (89), Dubuque County (63), Woodbury County (62).

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.