Illinois / DeKalb County
#21 of 102 IL counties · 62 structures
Cell towers in DeKalb County, IL
The FCC registry lists 62 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 62
- 2Tallest 492 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 240 ft
Who owns the towers in DeKalb County
34 different registrants own the 62 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 240 feet, 33 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Dekalb at 492 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009341 | Guyed tower | 492 ft | 2007 | Dekalb | K-LOVE, Inc. |
| 1032918 | Guyed tower | 409 ft | 1965 | Sycamore | American Towers LLC |
| 1218976 | Guyed tower | 399 ft | 2003 | Kirkland | Dontron, Inc. |
| 1009077 | Tower | 370 ft | 1985 | De Kalb | American Towers, LLC |
| 1308583 | Lattice tower | 360 ft | 2019 | Waterman | DeKalb, County of c/o Sheriff's Office |
| 1308584 | Lattice tower | 360 ft | 2019 | Kirkland | DeKalb, County of c/o Sheriff's Office |
| 1049180 | Tower | 303 ft | 1990 | De Kalb | GTC Uno, LLC |
| 1053810 | Tower | 303 ft | 1964 | De Kalb | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1008925 | Tower | 298 ft | 1997 | Waterman | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1014808 | Tower | 298 ft | 1996 | Dekalb | AT&T Corp |
| 1008796 | Tower | 295 ft | 2009 | Mcgirr | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1281055 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2011 | Sycamore | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1205774 | Tower | 265 ft | 2000 | Waterman | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1208578 | Tower | 265 ft | 2000 | Sycamore | STC Two LLC |
| 1210628 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2000 | Kingston | STC Two LLC |
| 1202778 | Lattice tower | 262 ft | 2000 | Sycamore | STC Two LLC |
| 1202762 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Kirkland-Esmond | STC Two LLC |
| 1202780 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Hinckley/Waterman | STC Two LLC |
| 1249825 | Tower | 260 ft | 2005 | Sycamore | DEKALB, COUNTY OF |
| 1308585 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2019 | Sandwich | DeKalb, County of c/o Sheriff's Office |
| 1064064 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 1999 | Malta | American Towers LLC |
| 1064065 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 1999 | Malta | American Towers LLC |
| 1211579 | Tower | 259 ft | 2000 | Maple Park | STC Two LLC |
| 1221233 | Tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Somonaulk | STC Two LLC |
| 1221235 | Tower | 259 ft | 2000 | Shabona | STC Two LLC |
| 1274717 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2010 | Kingston | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1008641 | Tower | 258 ft | 1950 | Lee | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1221234 | Tower | 258 ft | 2001 | Paw Paw | STC Two LLC |
| 1211174 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2000 | Genoa Township | American Towers LLC |
| 1008028 | Tower | 250 ft | 1973 | De Kalb | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
| 1270059 | Tower | 250 ft | 2010 | Malta | Kishwaukee College |
| 1303542 | Lattice tower | 230 ft | 2018 | Genoa | CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1009188 | Tower | 225 ft | 2012 | Dekalb | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1009009 | On a building | 223 ft | 1993 | De Kalb | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1215258 | Tower | 220 ft | 2000 | Shabonna | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1049103 | Guyed tower | 217 ft | 1966 | Somonauk | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1233922 | Other or unspecified | 215 ft | 2002 | Hinckley | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1243056 | Pole | 210 ft | 2004 | Kirkland | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1009342 | Tower | 200 ft | 1953 | Dekalb | DeKalb County Broadcasters, Inc. |
| 1262363 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2008 | Sycamore | American Towers LLC |
| 1270305 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2005 | Malta | SBA Steel II, LLC |
| 1242539 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Genoa | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1275828 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2010 | Leland | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1064063 | Tower | 197 ft | 1999 | De Kalb | American Towers LLC |
| 1289414 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2013 | Dekalb | City of DeKalb Police Department |
| 1265610 | Tower | 189 ft | 2009 | Sandwich | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1303739 | Monopole | 180 ft | 2017 | Sycamore | Central States Tower IV, LLC |
| 1206851 | Monopole | 174 ft | 2000 | Dekalb | American Towers LLC |
| 1215034 | Monopole | 172 ft | 2000 | Hinkley | American Towers, LLC |
| 1001941 | Guyed tower | 160 ft | 1996 | Dekalb | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1321388 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2023 | Sycamore | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1040110 | Other or unspecified | 159 ft | 1997 | Maple Park | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1302329 | Monopole | 158 ft | 2014 | Hinckley | American Towers LLC |
| 1242573 | Tower | 156 ft | 2004 | Hinckley | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1284412 | On a building | 155 ft | 2001 | Dekalb | T-Mobile Central LLC |
| 1221448 | Tower | 152 ft | 2000 | Irene | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1236574 | Other or unspecified | 151 ft | 2002 | Genoa | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1257718 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2007 | Courtland | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1216033 | Tower | 65 ft | 2000 | Dekalb | City of DeKalb Dekalb IL |
| 1203897 | Tower | 60 ft | 1994 | Dekalb | Elliott & Wood Inc |
| 1315607 | Lattice tower | 50 ft | 2020 | Dekalb | Express Dial Internet, Inc. |
| 1286336 | Monopole | 45 ft | 2013 | Hinckley | BNSF Railway Co. |
If you have a tower lease in DeKalb 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: Williamson County (70), Vermilion County (65), Kankakee County (63), Henry County (60), Adams County (59).
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.