Cell towers in Gem County, ID

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Gem County, 1% of Idaho's 929. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 323 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 140 ft) 100 ft

Structures

rank 28 of 44 in ID

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

8% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Gem County

11 different registrants own the 12 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Gem County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 100 feet, 40 feet shorter than the Idaho median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Emmett at 323 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Gem 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
1042896	Tower	323 ft	1992	Emmett	Lotus Boise Corp.
1216181	Lattice tower	200 ft	2000	Emmett	SBA Structures, LLC
1201911	Monopole	146 ft	1999	Emmett	SBA Structures, LLC
1282356	Lattice tower	132 ft	2012	Emmett	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1212665	Lattice tower	108 ft	2000	Emmett	Crown Communication LLC
1225035	Tower	100 ft	2002	Emmett	CTC TELECOM INC
1273725	Tower	100 ft	2010	Emmett	Gem County Fire Protection District 1
1219705	Mast	80 ft	2002	Emmett	Verizon Americas LLC
1305700	Lattice tower	80 ft	2018	Sweet	Day Management Corp. DBA Day Wireless Systems
1066013	Tower	68 ft	1981	Emmett	Private owner (name withheld)
1213118	Tower	50 ft	1972	Emmett	EMMETT CITY OF
1305045	Lattice tower	39 ft	2019	Emmett	Fatbeam, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Gem 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 Idaho with similar tower counts: Shoshone County (14), Teton County (13), Blaine County (12), Oneida County (12), Lemhi County (11).

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.