Illinois / Johnson County
#63 of 102 IL counties · 26 structures
Cell towers in Johnson County, IL
The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Johnson County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 26
- 2Tallest 953 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 268 ft
Who owns the towers in Johnson County
15 different registrants own the 26 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 268 feet, 61 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Vienna at 953 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1013331 | Other or unspecified | 953 ft | 2021 | Vienna | Paducah Television Operations LLC |
| 1040116 | Other or unspecified | 499 ft | 1982 | Goreville | TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC. |
| 1295872 | Lattice tower | 385 ft | 2015 | Reevesville | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1269828 | Tower | 369 ft | 2009 | Grantsburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1234086 | Guyed tower | 316 ft | 2002 | Vienna | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1236885 | Tower | 310 ft | 2002 | Goreville | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1236886 | Tower | 310 ft | 2002 | Vienna | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1007692 | Tower | 300 ft | 1992 | Ozark | Trunkline Gas Co. |
| 1008045 | Tower | 299 ft | 1975 | Cypress | ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE |
| 1009769 | Tower | 291 ft | 1991 | Goreville | American Towers LLC |
| 1307436 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2024 | Vienna | Xcell Towers II, LLC |
| 1314524 | Lattice tower | 276 ft | 2020 | Goreville | PI Tower Development LLC, C/O LendLease Americas Inc. |
| 1047374 | Tower | 272 ft | 1967 | Vienna | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1286891 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2013 | Belknap | Cellco Partnership |
| 1223986 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2001 | Ozark | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1225364 | Tower | 261 ft | 2000 | Grantsburg | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1214147 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Vienna | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1257987 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2009 | Goreville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1300492 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2017 | Buncombe | American Towers LLC |
| 1263458 | Tower | 256 ft | 2009 | Ozark | Cellco Partnership |
| 1214150 | Tower | 250 ft | 2001 | Goreville | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1233491 | Tower | 250 ft | 2002 | Tunnel Hill | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1009283 | Tower | 249 ft | 1983 | Vienna | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1225965 | Guyed tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Vienna | American Towers LLC |
| 1222664 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2002 | Goreville | American Towers LLC |
| 1264072 | Tower | 151 ft | 1986 | Vienna | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Johnson 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: Massac County (29), Shelby County (28), Carroll County (26), Union County (26), Fayette County (25).
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.