Cell towers in DuPage County, IL

The FCC registry lists 170 constructed antenna structures in DuPage County, 3% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 74 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 21 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 57 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 170
2Tallest 495 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 138 ft

Structures

170

rank 4 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

19% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in DuPage County

74 different registrants own the 170 structures. 7 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 DuPage County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 138 feet, 69 feet shorter than the Illinois median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Addison at 495 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in DuPage 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
1003724	Guyed tower	495 ft	1997	Addison	Private owner (name withheld)
1053128	Tower	407 ft	1973	Carol Stream	Melgad Properties Inc
1008035	Tower	377 ft	1988	Lisle	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1305893	Lattice tower	358 ft	2018	Aurora	CyrusOne LLC
1331537	Lattice tower	354 ft	2026	Aurora	Chicago Mercantile Inc 20 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
1331597	Lattice tower	354 ft	2026	Aurora	Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc
1014807	Tower	339 ft	1994	Glendale Heights	DuPage Public Safety Communications
1289736	Guyed tower	315 ft	2014	Darien	World Class Wireless, LLC
1014809	Tower	310 ft	1994	Eola	AT&T Corp
1008016	Tower	305 ft	1988	Addison	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1213657	Tower	305 ft	2002	Addison	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1329559	Lattice tower	305 ft	2025	Aurora	C1 Chicago - Aurora I & Tower and Chicago - Aurora II LLC
1323911	Guyed tower	303 ft	2024	West Chicago	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1009807	Tower	300 ft	1977	Hanover Park	DuPage Public Safety Communications
1029952	Lattice tower	300 ft	2013	Glen Ellyn	College of DuPage, District 502
1045632	Lattice tower	300 ft	1992	Naperville	I355 & 143rd, LLC
1256058	Tower	300 ft	2007	Eola	Private owner (name withheld)
1059892	Tower	297 ft	1982	Downers Grove	DUPAGE, COUNTY OF
1004555	Tower	295 ft	1977	Wheaton	DuPage Public Safety Communications
1008799	Tower	279 ft	2012	West Chicago	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1010764	Tower	275 ft	1999	Carol Stream	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1034294	Tower	270 ft	1998	Wayne	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1230512	Tower	270 ft	2002	Addison	State of Illinois, Department of Transportation
1271563	Tower	260 ft	1986	Wheaton	DuPage County OHSEM
1009150	Mast	252 ft	1984	Winfield	CCATT LLC
1008029	Tower	250 ft	1974	Naperville	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1279535	Tower	250 ft	2011	Darien	City of Darien, IL
1281587	Lattice tower	240 ft	2014	Naperville	American Towers LLC
1269205	Lattice tower	231 ft	2018	Wayne	CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1009170	Tower	227 ft	1991	Wayne	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1305444	Lattice tower	220 ft	2018	Addison	Village of Addison
1004554	Tower	215 ft	1975	Elmhurst	DuPage Public Safety Communications
1009182	Tower	215 ft	1991	Lombard	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1060473	Monopole	200 ft	1998	West Chicago	American Towers LLC
1063411	Tower	199 ft	1999	Lemont	FIRST INDUSTRIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
1215714	Pole	199 ft	2000	Carol Stream	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1246327	Tower	199 ft	2004	Naperville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1304105	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Aurora	Scientel Tower Properties LLC
1025208	Tower	198 ft	1989	Glendale Heights	Tower Sites, Inc.
1256580	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1994	Naperville	City of Naperville
1214247	Mast	197 ft	1999	Woodridge	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1330118	Monopole	197 ft	2026	Naperville	T-Mobile Central LLC
1261884	Tower	196 ft	2008	Lombard	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1008721	Tower	180 ft	2001	Darien	K2 Towers III, LLC
1042053	Tower	180 ft	2010	Glen Ellyn	Private owner (name withheld)
1008369	Lattice tower	176 ft	1989	Bartlett	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1277019	Lattice tower	176 ft	1986	Itasca	American Towers LLC
1021027	Tower	175 ft	1996	Roselle	Private owner (name withheld)
1221892	Tower	173 ft	2000	Cloverdale	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1052468	Pole	171 ft	1998	Naperville	CCATT LLC
1059527	Monopole	169 ft	1995	Itasca	American Towers LLC
1280331	Pole	169 ft	2009	Medinah	CCATT LLC
1060785	Guyed tower	168 ft	2007	Darien	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1010616	On a building	167 ft	1997	Rosemont	AMERITECH MOBILE PHONE SERVICE OF CHICAGO INC DBA = CHICAGO SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1270109	Tower	167 ft	1998	Addison	CCATT LLC
1265025	Monopole	165 ft	2009	West Chicago	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1266841	Monopole	164 ft	2007	Lisle	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1057161	Monopole	162 ft	1998	Addison	CCATT LLC
1000645	Monopole	161 ft	1996	West Chicago	American Towers LLC
1253938	Tower	161 ft	2006	Wheaton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1060646	Monopole	160 ft	1997	West Chicago	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1009138	Mast	156 ft	1989	Naperville	American Towers LLC
1065599	Tower	155 ft	1994	Itasca	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1313779	Monopole	155 ft	2020	Darien	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1276839	Mast	154 ft	1998	Villa Park	American Towers LLC
1008018	Tower	152 ft	1994	Warrenville	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1234615	Monopole	152 ft	2016	Roselle	Private owner (name withheld)
1313778	Monopole	152 ft	2020	Willowbrook	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1276268	Tower	151 ft	2011	Elmhurst	Horvath Towers, LLC
1251966	Monopole	150 ft	2006	Villa Park	VB BTS V, LLC
1252734	Tower	150 ft	2006	Warrenville	Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC
1261399	Tower	149 ft	2009	Naperville	T-Mobile Central LLC
1281043	Tower	149 ft	2011	Naperville	Chicago SMSA LP
1258988	Tower	146 ft	2007	Lisle	T-Mobile Central LLC
1294438	Water tank	146 ft	2016	Wood Dale	City of Wood Dale
1283081	Monopole	145 ft	2012	Wheaton	SBA Towers II LLC
1294902	Water tank	144 ft	2016	Wood Dale	City of Wood Dale
1034989	Lattice tower	143 ft	1994	St. Charles	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1295134	Monopole	143 ft	2015	Bensenville	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1267470	Monopole	142 ft	2008	Wheaton	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1008019	Tower	140 ft	1983	Downers Grove	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1059530	Monopole	140 ft	1994	Roselle	American Towers LLC
1247678	Tower	140 ft	2005	Wood Dale	Palazzo Management Group, LLC
1325888	Monopole	139 ft	2023	St. Charles	DRA Properties, LLC
1264604	Lattice tower	138 ft	1989	Naperville	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1046147	Pole	137 ft	1998	West Chicago	STC Two LLC
1009104	Tower	135 ft	1993	West Chicago	CCATT LLC
1305280	Monopole	135 ft	2018	Naperville	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1317256	Monopole	135 ft	2022	Addison	Chicago SMSA LP
1225807	Tower	134 ft	2001	Keeneyville	STC Two LLC
1279964	Monopole	132 ft	1998	Itasca	CCATT LLC
1206239	Monopole	131 ft	2000	West Chicago	American Towers LLC
1270301	Monopole	130 ft	2001	Glendale Heights	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270832	Tower	130 ft	2001	West Chicago	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1306004	Monopole	130 ft	2018	Elmhurst	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1009869	Lattice tower	129 ft	2004	Bensenville	American Towers LLC
1325402	Monopole	129 ft	1997	Lemont	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1060647	Monopole	128 ft	1997	Bartlett	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1048562	Monopole	127 ft	1998	Bensenville	CCATT LLC
1209305	Tower	127 ft	2005	Naperville	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1302359	Monopole	126 ft	2017	Glen Ellyn	PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc
1220540	Pole	125 ft	2003	Naperville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1223448	Pole	125 ft	1998	West Chicago	STC Two LLC
1301768	Monopole	125 ft	2017	Carol Stream	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1214615	Tower	124 ft	2000	Elmhurst	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1296307	Pole	124 ft	2015	Bensenville	American Towers LLC
1309193	Monopole	124 ft	1996	Elmhurst	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273780	Pole	122 ft	2012	Wood Dale	Cellco Partnership
1326581	Monopole	122 ft	2025	Villa Park	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1280718	Monopole	120 ft	1996	Darien	CCATT LLC
1321390	Monopole	120 ft	2023	Addison	Private owner (name withheld)
1264121	Pole	119 ft	2008	Naperville	T-Mobile Central LLC
1000847	Pole	118 ft	1996	Wood Dale	CCATT LLC
1279536	Tower	118 ft	1999	Carol Stream	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1008286	Tower	117 ft	1991	Woodale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1215232	Monopole	116 ft	2000	Lombard	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1241078	Tower	116 ft	2004	Roselle	T-Mobile Central LLC
1307430	Monopole	115 ft	2018	Elmhurst	Chicago SMSA LP
1220346	Monopole	113 ft	2000	Roselle	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1280671	Pole	113 ft	1996	Darien	CCATT LLC
1206240	Mast	111 ft	2000	Bensenville	American Towers, LLC.
1221045	Pole	110 ft	2004	Bensonville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1225114	Pole	110 ft	2001	Naperville	STC Two LLC
1267349	Tower	110 ft	2009	Bensenville	STC Two LLC
1268607	Pole	110 ft	2009	Downers Grove	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1271089	Monopole	110 ft	2000	Aurora	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1280446	Pole	110 ft	1997	Warrenville	CCATT LLC
1008368	Tower	109 ft	1993	West Chicago	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1278913	Tower	109 ft	2011	Elmhurst	Illinois Bell Telephone Company
1300106	Monopole	109 ft	2016	Naperville	Capital Telecom Holdings LLC
1008583	Pole	107 ft	1997	Itasca	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1242882	Tower	107 ft	2004	Naperville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1301279	Monopole	107 ft	2016	Itasca	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1281129	Mast	106 ft	1997	Carol Stream	American Towers LLC
1253682	Lattice tower	105 ft	2008	Roselle	American Towers LLC
1282422	Mast	105 ft	1992	Burr Ridge	Octagon Towers, LLC
1297676	Monopole	105 ft	2016	Elmhurst	PI Tower Development LLC
1308545	Monopole	105 ft	1996	Naperville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1281068	Mast	104 ft	1992	Westmont	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1281128	Mast	104 ft	1996	Elmhurst	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1217349	Monopole	101 ft	1999	Willowbrook	American Towers LLC
1278106	Pole	101 ft	2011	Darien	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1215079	Pole	100 ft	2000	Wheaton	Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
1278925	Tower	100 ft	2011	Carol Stream	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1223531	Tower	99 ft	1998	Villa Park	STC Two LLC
1225808	Pole	98 ft	2001	Naperville	STC Two LLC
1219318	Pole	95 ft	2003	West Chicago	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1271535	Monopole	87 ft	2002	Itasca	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1223446	Pole	83 ft	1998	Bartlett	STC Two LLC
1277318	Tower	80 ft	2011	West Chicago	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1270858	Monopole	77 ft	2007	Bartlett	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1229032	Monopole	75 ft	1999	Bensenville	American Towers LLC
1272119	Tower	75 ft	2010	Naperville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1323893	Pole	75 ft	2019	Carol Stream	DRA Properties, LLC
1324164	Monopole	75 ft	2017	Naperville	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1333754	Mast	72 ft	2026	Bensenville	NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP
1300769	Monopole	68 ft	2017	Elmhurst	American Towers LLC
1280614	Pole	67 ft	1996	Elmhurst	CCATT LLC
1234468	Pole	66 ft	2003	Bensenville	Soo System Radio Communications Corporation
1333730	Pole	64 ft	2026	Roselle	Private owner (name withheld)
1333748	Mast	64 ft	2026	Wood Dale	NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP
1272245	Monopole	60 ft	2001	Elmhurst	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1283370	Pole	60 ft	2016	Wayne	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1298892	Monopole	60 ft	2016	West Chicato	WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
1306437	Monopole	60 ft	2018	Chicago	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1329851	Pole	52 ft	2016	Bensenville	Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
1009136	Lattice tower	51 ft	1989	Bensenville	American Towers LLC
1324848	Mast	40 ft	2023	Bensenville	SOO SYSTEM RADIO COMM. CORPORATION
1324849	Mast	40 ft	2023	Bensenville	SOO SYSTEM RADIIO COMM. CORPORATION
1219323	Pole	30 ft	2001	Chicago	CITY OF CHICAGO

If you have a tower lease in DuPage 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: Cook County (641), Will County (230), Lake County (172), Winnebago County (124), McHenry County (123).

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.