Cell towers in Coles County, IL

The FCC registry lists 45 constructed antenna structures in Coles County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 11 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 45
2Tallest 525 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 37 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

49% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Coles County

20 different registrants own the 45 structures. 2 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 Coles County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Mattoon at 525 feet, built in 1973. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Coles 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
1011030	Other or unspecified	525 ft	1973	Mattoon	MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY DBA = WLBH AM & FM
1008575	Tower	495 ft	1992	Humboldt	BMB Tower Holdings, LLC
1207388	Tower	371 ft	1992	Humboldt	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1005606	Guyed tower	358 ft	2002	Lerna	American Towers LLC
1208216	Lattice tower	357 ft	2000	Mottoon	American Towers LLC
1057129	Tower	322 ft	1993	Mattoon	THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS
1324601	Lattice tower	320 ft	2024	Charleston	Government Telecommunication Consortium
1207415	Guyed tower	315 ft	1995	Charleston	American Towers LLC
1207956	Tower	308 ft	2000	Arcola	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1206813	Lattice tower	292 ft	2000	Mattoon	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1294718	Lattice tower	261 ft	2015	Oakland	SBA Towers X, LLC
1273531	Tower	258 ft	2010	Rardin	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273533	Tower	258 ft	2010	Ashmore	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273560	Tower	258 ft	2010	Lerna	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273567	Tower	258 ft	2010	Charleston	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1018587	Guyed tower	245 ft	2021	Mattoon	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1207419	Tower	234 ft	1996	Mattoon	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1009457	Lattice tower	225 ft	2016	Mattoon	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1008874	Tower	216 ft	1984	Charleston	Private owner (name withheld)
1011031	Other or unspecified	215 ft	1973	Mattoon	MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY DBA = WLBH AM & FM
1011032	Other or unspecified	215 ft	1973	Mattoon	MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY DBA = WLBH AM & FM
1011033	Other or unspecified	215 ft	1973	Mattoon	MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY DBA = WLBH AM & FM
1208219	Lattice tower	200 ft	2000	Charleston	American Towers LLC
1282346	Tower	199 ft	2012	Ashmore	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1256659	Monopole	198 ft	2007	Mattoon	American Towers LLC
1257631	Monopole	198 ft	2007	Mattoon	American Towers LLC
1203926	Other or unspecified	194 ft	1990	Mattoon	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1217913	Lattice tower	194 ft	2001	Mattoon	American Towers LLC
1240137	Lattice tower	189 ft	2003	Charleston	American Towers LLC
1240031	Lattice tower	188 ft	2003	Oakland	American Towers LLC
1274861	Pole	187 ft	2010	Charleston	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1300212	Monopole	178 ft	2016	Mattoon	PI Tower Development LLC
1009778	Other or unspecified	177 ft	2012	Charleston	Hart Media Group LLC
1009780	Other or unspecified	176 ft	2012	Charleston	Hart Media Group LLC
1009776	Other or unspecified	174 ft	2012	Charleston	Hart Media Group LLC
1009779	Other or unspecified	174 ft	2012	Charleston	Hart Media Group LLC
1009777	Other or unspecified	173 ft	2012	Charleston	Hart Media Group LLC
1279475	Tower	158 ft	2000	Trilla	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1301908	Monopole	124 ft	2018	Charleston	Harmoni Towers LLC
1009458	Tower	120 ft	1992	Mattoon	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1263643	Guyed tower	120 ft	2013	Charleston	Coles County Council on Aging
1009450	Tower	101 ft	2012	Kansas	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1009418	Pole	100 ft	1992	Ashmore	Ameren Illinois Company
1009429	Tower	100 ft	1992	Charleston	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1283080	Tower	69 ft	2012	Mattoon	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Coles 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 Illinois with similar tower counts: Fulton County (47), Hancock County (46), Macoupin County (46), Christian County (44), Logan County (44).

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.