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Illinois / Mason County

#66 of 102 IL counties · 25 structures

Cell towers in Mason County, IL

The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Mason County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 7 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

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  1. 1Constructed structures 25
  2. 2Tallest 416 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 207 ft) 258 ft
Structures
25
rank 66 of 102 in IL
Most common type
Tower
36% of structures
Over 200 feet
20
80% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
36% built then

Who owns the towers in Mason County

15 different registrants own the 25 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure7Verizon4Illinois, State of2American Tower1AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY1Mason County Emergency Telep1Private owners1SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC1
Constructed structures in Mason County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, 51 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 Forest City at 416 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2010s.

Tower9Lattice tower7Other or unspecified5Guyed tower3Monopole1
Structures in Mason County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s31990s82000s92010s32020s
Structures in Mason 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1008760Guyed tower416 ft1992Forest CityCellco Partnership
1242259Tower344 ft2004Mason CityCCATT LLC
1271769Tower344 ft2010KilbourneOctagon Towers, LLC
1220463Guyed tower315 ft2001BishopSBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1045104Tower300 ft1969HavanaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1247292Tower299 ft2006ManitoIllinois, State of
1243552Guyed tower267 ft2004HavanaSBA Towers II LLC
1330305Lattice tower265 ft2025EastonThe Towers, LLC
1265665Lattice tower263 ft2008San JoseCellco Partnership
1232474Lattice tower258 ft2002HavanaCellco Partnership
1272490Lattice tower258 ft2010ManitoARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276241Other or unspecified258 ft2011San JoseARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276252Other or unspecified258 ft2011TopekaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276627Lattice tower258 ft2011HavanaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1325090Lattice tower258 ft2025BathTillman Infrastructure, LCC
1261321Tower238 ft2008Mason CityCellco Partnership
1009442Tower230 ft1992HavanaAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1276246Other or unspecified228 ft2011KilbourneARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276249Other or unspecified228 ft2011San JoseARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1014819Tower227 ft1953TeheranMason County Emergency Telephone Systems Board
1276926Other or unspecified198 ft2011Forest CityARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008012Tower164 ft1996Forest CityAmerican Towers LLC
1240683Tower160 ft2004Mason CityIllinois, State of
1299977Monopole160 ft2016EastonPI Tower Development, LLC
1322030Lattice tower96 ft2022Mason CityGlacier Sands Wind Power, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Mason 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: Johnson County (26), Union County (26), Fayette County (25), White County (25), Jersey County (24).

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.