Illinois / Perry County
#70 of 102 IL counties · 23 structures
Cell towers in Perry County, IL
The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Perry County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 4 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
Who owns the towers in Perry County
17 different registrants own the 23 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 265 feet, 58 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 Duquoin at 903 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1062973 | Tower | 903 ft | 1984 | Duquoin | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1008069 | Tower | 420 ft | 1997 | Du Quoin | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1009632 | Guyed tower | 414 ft | 1993 | Tamaroa | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1027049 | Tower | 400 ft | 2008 | Pickneyville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1248221 | Tower | 330 ft | 2006 | Vergennes | Southern Illinois Power Cooperative |
| 1018591 | Guyed tower | 322 ft | 1968 | Tamaroa | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1009395 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2019 | Du Quoin | Three Angels Broadcasting Network |
| 1265587 | Tower | 310 ft | 2008 | Duquoin | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1232430 | Tower | 305 ft | 2012 | Duquoin | 5 Star Communications |
| 1049362 | Tower | 280 ft | 1976 | Vergennes | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1009294 | Tower | 269 ft | 1974 | Swanwick | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1226924 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2001 | Pinckneyville | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1325536 | Guyed tower | 263 ft | 2025 | Tamaroa | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1242490 | Tower | 260 ft | 2004 | Pinckneyville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1261547 | Tower | 260 ft | 2008 | Tamaroa | Cellco Partnership |
| 1281131 | Tower | 260 ft | 2012 | Tamaroa | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1009353 | Tower | 242 ft | 2010 | Du Quoin | Perry County ETSB |
| 1296151 | Water tank | 227 ft | 2015 | Pinckneyville | PINCKNEYVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE |
| 1256515 | Lattice tower | 224 ft | 2007 | Pinkneyville | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1201148 | Lattice tower | 204 ft | 2014 | Elkville | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1297399 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Pinckneyville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1327834 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Cutler | Xcell Towers II, LLC |
| 1298414 | Other or unspecified | 157 ft | 2017 | Pinckneyville | BIGHAM FARMS |
If you have a tower lease in Perry 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: White County (25), Jersey County (24), Lawrence County (23), Crawford County (22), Cumberland County (22).
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.