Iowa / Union County
#52 of 99 IA counties · 28 structures
Cell towers in Union County, IA
The FCC registry lists 28 constructed antenna structures in Union County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 6 (21%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.
- 1Constructed structures 28
- 2Tallest 995 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 284 ft
Who owns the towers in Union County
19 different registrants own the 28 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 284 feet, 25 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 Lorimar at 995 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1311217 | Guyed tower | 995 ft | 2021 | Lorimar | University of Northwestern - St. Paul |
| 1015413 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1999 | Creston | Cellco Partnership |
| 1283354 | Tower | 496 ft | 2013 | Afton | Grand River Valley Radio, Inc. |
| 1020791 | Tower | 395 ft | 1968 | Creston | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| 1016870 | Tower | 384 ft | 1984 | Creston | G O RADIO LTD DBA = CRESTON RADIO KSIB AM |
| 1237908 | Guyed tower | 345 ft | 2003 | Thayer | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1017378 | Guyed tower | 338 ft | 2012 | Creston | CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1023675 | Tower | 335 ft | 1958 | Arispe | Heartland Tower Inc. |
| 1016830 | Guyed tower | 334 ft | 1994 | Creston | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1230958 | Guyed tower | 326 ft | 2001 | Thayer | Cellco Partnership |
| 1314037 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2020 | Thayer | Union County Iowa |
| 1273727 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2010 | Lorimor | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1314240 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2020 | Afton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1016750 | Tower | 303 ft | 1981 | Creston | KN Telecommunications Inc. |
| 1046440 | Guyed tower | 265 ft | 2003 | Creston | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1227040 | Tower | 265 ft | 2001 | Afton | Communication Enhancement, LLC |
| 1281151 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2012 | Afton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1284612 | Tower | 249 ft | 2012 | Creston | Casey Wireless |
| 1016869 | Tower | 223 ft | 1956 | Creston | G O RADIO LTD DBA = CRESTON RADIO KSIB AM |
| 1314496 | Guyed tower | 199 ft | 2020 | Creston | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1265866 | Tower | 197 ft | 2009 | Lorimor | Casey Mutual Telephone Company |
| 1288630 | Monopole | 196 ft | 2014 | Creston | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1326567 | Lattice tower | 179 ft | 2023 | Creston | INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY |
| 1206912 | Other or unspecified | 163 ft | 2001 | Creston | INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY |
| 1231712 | Water tank | 160 ft | 2002 | Creston | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1271999 | Lattice tower | 148 ft | 2010 | Creston | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1205973 | Tower | 119 ft | 1994 | Creston | IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| 1206461 | Tower | 30 ft | 1989 | Creston | Iowa Department of Transportation |
If you have a tower lease in Union 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: Appanoose County (28), Bremer County (28), Madison County (28), Jefferson County (27), Wright County (27).
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.