Illinois / Effingham County
#41 of 102 IL counties · 43 structures
Cell towers in Effingham County, IL
The FCC registry lists 43 constructed antenna structures in Effingham County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 43
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 255 ft
Who owns the towers in Effingham County
29 different registrants own the 43 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 255 feet, 48 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Effingham at 500 feet, built in 1971. More than in any other decade, 37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008214 | Tower | 500 ft | 1971 | Effingham | THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS |
| 1060425 | Guyed tower | 497 ft | 1986 | Effingham | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1008742 | Guyed tower | 356 ft | 1991 | Effingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1008070 | Tower | 350 ft | 1975 | Mason | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1247148 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2005 | Beecher City | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1009435 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 2023 | Effingham | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1018588 | Guyed tower | 342 ft | 1968 | Effingham | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1242073 | Tower | 340 ft | 2004 | Effingham | CCATT LLC |
| 1005392 | Guyed tower | 323 ft | 2013 | Effingham | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1207960 | Tower | 320 ft | 1999 | Altamont | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1236888 | Tower | 310 ft | 2002 | Mason | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1242086 | Tower | 310 ft | 2004 | Effingham | Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Limited Partnership |
| 1023757 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2014 | Altamont | American Towers LLC |
| 1007982 | Tower | 296 ft | 1982 | Effingham | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1009772 | Tower | 294 ft | 2010 | Effingham | P E C MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC. |
| 1032444 | Lattice tower | 294 ft | 1997 | Altamont | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1007700 | Tower | 292 ft | 2003 | Loogootee | Trunkline Gas Co. |
| 1066048 | Lattice tower | 271 ft | 2017 | Watson | Dawson Enterprises Investing |
| 1230101 | Tower | 269 ft | 2004 | Mason | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1304201 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2017 | Effingham | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1207969 | Tower | 258 ft | 2000 | Sigel | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1286579 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Dieterich | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1285682 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2012 | Dieterich | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1219327 | Lattice tower | 249 ft | 1999 | Effingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1330044 | Lattice tower | 249 ft | 2025 | Effingham | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1219325 | Lattice tower | 244 ft | 2007 | Altamont | American Towers LLC |
| 1219329 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2013 | Effingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1205036 | On a building | 234 ft | 1990 | Teutopolis | Siemer Milling Co. |
| 1217914 | Lattice tower | 206 ft | 2009 | Effingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1238869 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Effingham | ROY WALKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1209781 | Monopole | 198 ft | 2000 | Effingham | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1214706 | Tower | 198 ft | 2000 | Teutopolis | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1299975 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2018 | Effingham | PI Tower Development, LLC |
| 1063952 | Tower | 164 ft | 1998 | Effingham | MID ILLINOIS CONCRETE INC |
| 1210597 | Tower | 164 ft | 2000 | Effingham | Mid Illinois Concrete Inc. |
| 1273892 | Tower | 157 ft | 2001 | Effingham | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1206181 | Tower | 140 ft | 1999 | Effingham | CSX Transportation |
| 1208350 | Tower | 133 ft | 1999 | Effingham | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1216671 | Tower | 130 ft | 2001 | Heartville | Illinois, State of |
| 1327793 | Monopole | 104 ft | 2026 | Effingham | Harmoni Towers, LLC |
| 1296914 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2015 | Effingham | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1269506 | Tower | 80 ft | 2009 | Effingham | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1298426 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2016 | Effingham | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in Effingham 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: Christian County (44), Logan County (44), Whiteside County (44), Clay County (42), Kendall County (42).
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.