Indiana / DeKalb County
#43 of 92 IN counties · 34 structures
Cell towers in DeKalb County, IN
The FCC registry lists 34 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 34
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 260 ft
Who owns the towers in DeKalb County
22 different registrants own the 34 structures. 2 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 260 feet, close to the Indiana median of 255 feet. The tallest is a tower near Auburn at 500 feet, built in 1989. More than in any other decade, 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200843 | Tower | 500 ft | 1989 | Auburn | Northern Indiana Public Service Company |
| 1259720 | Tower | 500 ft | 2008 | Butler | Swick Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| 1037911 | Guyed tower | 371 ft | 2020 | Garrett | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. |
| 1247519 | Tower | 348 ft | 2005 | Auburn | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1206436 | Lattice tower | 323 ft | 1999 | Butler | American Towers LLC |
| 1218158 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2001 | Corunna | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1030883 | Tower | 311 ft | 1966 | Auburn | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1214551 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2000 | Waterloo | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1030128 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 1983 | Helmer | American Towers LLC |
| 1220421 | Lattice tower | 306 ft | 2001 | Auburn | American Towers LLC |
| 1027105 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 1987 | Auburn | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1281871 | Tower | 301 ft | 2010 | Waterloo | City of Auburn |
| 1254980 | Tower | 299 ft | 2006 | Butler | GTE Mobilnet of Fort Wayne Limited Partnership |
| 1253163 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 2006 | Waterloo | CCATT LLC |
| 1220471 | Lattice tower | 279 ft | 2005 | Spencerville | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1024981 | Lattice tower | 271 ft | 1976 | St. Joe | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1213564 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Waterloo | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1213565 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Hamilton | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1219839 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Garrett | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1219446 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2001 | Butler | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1257684 | Mast | 212 ft | 2007 | Garrett | CCATT LLC |
| 1023473 | Tower | 199 ft | 1998 | Waterloo | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1002218 | Tower | 199 ft | 1997 | Auburn | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1028120 | Tower | 199 ft | 1990 | Waterloo | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1028179 | Tower | 199 ft | 1988 | Auburn | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1294001 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Auburn | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1295038 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Garrett | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1332359 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2026 | Laotto | Horvath Towers VI, LLC |
| 1238201 | Tower | 198 ft | 1998 | Butler | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1330841 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2025 | Spencerville | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1260935 | Tower | 190 ft | 2007 | Auburn | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1062706 | Tower | 120 ft | 1999 | Auburn | SEILER EXCAVATING INC |
| 1272554 | Tower | 69 ft | 2010 | Auburn | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1296898 | Monopole | 40 ft | 2016 | Waterloo | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
If you have a tower lease in DeKalb 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 Indiana with similar tower counts: Greene County (35), Warrick County (35), Boone County (34), Floyd County (34), Wabash County (34).
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.