Illinois / White County
#67 of 102 IL counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in White County, IL
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in White County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 495 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 290 ft
Who owns the towers in White County
17 different registrants own the 25 structures. 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 290 feet, 83 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 Carmi at 495 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007991 | Guyed tower | 495 ft | 2017 | Carmi | WRUL, LLC |
| 1009636 | Guyed tower | 412 ft | 1993 | Norris City | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1030995 | Tower | 360 ft | 1990 | Burnt Prairie | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1314182 | Lattice tower | 325 ft | 2022 | Enfield | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1234088 | Guyed tower | 321 ft | 2002 | Enfield | American Towers LLC |
| 1008052 | Tower | 320 ft | 2001 | Carmi | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1296893 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2015 | Norris City | Cellco Partnership |
| 1009637 | Guyed tower | 311 ft | 1993 | Grayville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1214899 | Tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Grayville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1222738 | Tower | 308 ft | 2001 | Burnt Prairie | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1236428 | Tower | 305 ft | 2002 | Grayville | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1212400 | Tower | 300 ft | 2001 | Grayville | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1009471 | Tower | 290 ft | 1988 | Norris City | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1310306 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2019 | New Haven | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1285202 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2013 | Burnt Prairie | Cellco Partnership |
| 1223208 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2001 | Crossville | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1209632 | Tower | 261 ft | 2000 | Grayville | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1293461 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2014 | Enfield | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1210641 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2000 | Carmi | Cellco Partnership |
| 1239506 | Lattice tower | 210 ft | 2003 | Carmi | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1285624 | Lattice tower | 192 ft | 2013 | Crossville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1239369 | Tower | 188 ft | 2000 | Phillips | American Towers LLC |
| 1209818 | Tower | 185 ft | 1978 | Carmi | CITY OF CARMI |
| 1009433 | Tower | 151 ft | 2012 | Crossville | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1249596 | Mast | 35 ft | 2006 | Carmi | Carmi Municipal Airport |
If you have a tower lease in White 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: Union County (26), Fayette County (25), Mason County (25), Jersey County (24), Lawrence County (23).
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.