Cell towers in Taylor County, IA

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Taylor County, 0% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 7 registrants; the largest, CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC, has 4 (27%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 1000 ft
3Largest owner CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
4Median height (state 259 ft) 315 ft

Structures

rank 94 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Guyed tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

87% of structures

Peak build decade

2020s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Taylor County

7 different registrants own the 15 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 Taylor County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 315 feet, 56 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near New Market at 1000 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2020s.

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

Structures in Taylor 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
1268181	Guyed tower	1000 ft	2013	New Market	KMALAND Broadcasting, LLC
1015835	Tower	423 ft	1993	New Market	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1218251	Tower	423 ft	2001	Bedford	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1016860	Guyed tower	412 ft	1995	Bedford	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017953	Guyed tower	400 ft	1975	Bedford	CTI Towers, Inc.
1244807	Lattice tower	349 ft	2004	Lenox	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1294178	Lattice tower	320 ft	2015	Lenox	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1261426	Guyed tower	315 ft	2008	New Market	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1314241	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Beford	Private owner (name withheld)
1314360	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Corning	Private owner (name withheld)
1015887	Tower	285 ft	1977	New Market	IOWA STATE OF
1317095	Lattice tower	254 ft	2021	Lenox	Private owner (name withheld)
1020913	Tower	219 ft	1965	Bedford	IOWA, STATE OF
1291457	Guyed tower	199 ft	2015	Blockton	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1324193	Lattice tower	196 ft	2023	Bedford	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Taylor 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: Monroe County (17), Ringgold County (16), Adams County (15), Humboldt County (14), Osceola County (14).

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.