Cell towers in Washington County, IA

The FCC registry lists 34 constructed antenna structures in Washington County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 34
2Tallest 423 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 270 ft

Structures

rank 30 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

76% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

59% built then

Who owns the towers in Washington County

18 different registrants own the 34 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 Washington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 11 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 Riverside at 423 feet, built in 2001. Most 59% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Washington 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
1225889	Tower	423 ft	2001	Riverside	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1017353	Guyed tower	419 ft	1992	Washington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1224911	Tower	367 ft	2001	Washington	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1018099	Lattice tower	345 ft	1997	Riverside	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1018103	Guyed tower	345 ft	1997	Ainsworth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233977	Tower	335 ft	2002	Ainsworth	Xcell Towers III, LLC
1318362	Guyed tower	330 ft	2021	Brighton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1229383	Guyed tower	320 ft	2001	Crawfordsville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1218567	Tower	310 ft	2000	Washington	Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co
1233978	Tower	310 ft	2002	Brighton	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1329101	Lattice tower	310 ft	2024	Wellman	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1225879	Guyed tower	309 ft	2001	Ainsworth	American Towers LLC
1018070	Guyed tower	308 ft	1992	Washington	Alltel Corporation
1018163	Tower	298 ft	1975	Washington	HOME BROADCASTING INC DBA = KCII
1264192	Tower	298 ft	2008	Riverside	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1023682	Other or unspecified	282 ft	1958	Crawfordsville	Xcell Towers III, LLC
1313842	Lattice tower	275 ft	2020	Washington	Washington County
1226591	Tower	265 ft	2005	Riverside	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1235154	Guyed tower	265 ft	2002	Kalona	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1253921	Tower	265 ft	2006	Kalona	Alltel Corporation
1237376	Lattice tower	260 ft	2003	Wellman	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1262462	Lattice tower	256 ft	2008	Washington	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1312614	Lattice tower	255 ft	2020	Riverside	Washington County
1258975	Tower	249 ft	2007	Kalona	Kalona Cooperativr Telephone Company
1326140	Lattice tower	244 ft	2024	Wellman	Washington County
1225884	Guyed tower	224 ft	2001	Crawfordsville	American Towers LLC
1228391	Tower	200 ft	2005	Ainsworth	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1017843	Tower	199 ft	1979	Kalona	KALONA COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY
1063217	Lattice tower	190 ft	1998	Riverside	American Towers LLC
1206913	Lattice tower	184 ft	2001	Washington	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1251397	Tower	144 ft	2006	Washington	Alltel Corporation
1235174	Tower	141 ft	2002	Washington	Washington, City of
1266588	Lattice tower	129 ft	2009	Washington	American Towers LLC
1203003	Tower	30 ft	1992	Washington	IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

If you have a tower lease in Washington 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: Mills County (36), Page County (36), Winneshiek County (35), Carroll County (33), Dallas County (33).

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.