Cell towers in Elkhart County, IN

The FCC registry lists 113 constructed antenna structures in Elkhart County, 3% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 47 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 19 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 41 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 113
2Tallest 489 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

113

rank 5 of 92 in IN

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

39% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Elkhart County

47 different registrants own the 113 structures. 3 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.

Constructed structures in Elkhart County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 56 feet shorter than the Indiana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Elkhart at 489 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Elkhart County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Elkhart 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1217762	Tower	489 ft	1980	Elkhart	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
1030589	Guyed tower	470 ft	1992	Goshen	SOUND MANAGEMENT, LLC
1022710	Guyed tower	420 ft	1991	Goshen	American Towers LLC
1210369	Guyed tower	420 ft	2017	Syracuse	Pathfinder Communications Corporation
1245431	Tower	420 ft	2005	Goshen	ELKHART CO 911 COMMUNICATIONS
1062620	Tower	410 ft	1982	Elkhart	PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS
1023468	Tower	399 ft	2003	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1324954	Lattice tower	355 ft	2025	Bristol	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1261848	Tower	350 ft	2008	Middlebury	Indiana Michigan Power Company
1031937	Lattice tower	343 ft	1996	Elkhart	American Towers, LLC
1023469	Other or unspecified	340 ft	2003	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1028773	Tower	320 ft	2005	Elkhart	Indiana Michigan Power Company
1027106	Guyed tower	315 ft	1988	Goshen	SBA Structures, LLC
1002245	Tower	302 ft	1997	Goshen	GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORP DBA = STATION WGCS
1065057	Tower	300 ft	1985	Goshen	ELKHART, COUNTY OF
1046180	Tower	286 ft	1998	Milford	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1265374	Tower	280 ft	2010	Goshen	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1029439	Tower	268 ft	1997	Goshen	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1027044	Tower	265 ft	1993	Middlebury	Cellco Partnership
1291304	Lattice tower	264 ft	2014	Goshen	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1208754	Lattice tower	262 ft	2002	Elkhart	American Towers LLC
1208820	Lattice tower	262 ft	2000	Middlebury	American Towers LLC
1027027	Guyed tower	261 ft	2012	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1259015	Tower	261 ft	2007	Bristol	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1210581	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Middlebury	SBA Towers, LLC
1217059	Tower	260 ft	2000	Wakarusa	SBA Properties, LLC
1219452	Tower	260 ft	2000	Elkhart	SBA Properties, LLC
1220133	Tower	260 ft	2001	Goshen	SBA Properties, LLC
1248491	Tower	260 ft	2005	Middlebury	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1257932	Tower	259 ft	2007	Syracuse	Cellco Partnership
1027029	Tower	258 ft	1996	New Paris	Cellco Partnership
1218334	Lattice tower	255 ft	2000	New Paris	SBA Properties, LLC
1220423	Lattice tower	253 ft	2001	Millersburg	SBA Properties, LLC
1271196	Tower	253 ft	2009	Elkhart	Charles S. Hayes Inc
1215214	Lattice tower	251 ft	2002	Elkhart	American Towers LLC
1231745	Tower	249 ft	2002	New Paris	ELKHART COUNTY HIGHWAY
1217758	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1974	Elkhart	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
1217760	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1974	Elkhart	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
1217759	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1974	Elkhart	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
1217761	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1974	Elkhart	Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc.
1029227	Lattice tower	220 ft	1996	New Paris	J & R TOWERS INC
1205868	Other or unspecified	208 ft	1989	Goshen	I.B. Communications, Ltd.
1295104	Other or unspecified	208 ft	1989	Goshen	I.B. Communications, Ltd.
1027025	Lattice tower	202 ft	1987	Goshen	American Towers LLC
1059587	Tower	200 ft	2002	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1222555	Tower	200 ft	2003	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1245283	Tower	200 ft	2004	Wakarusa	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1013151	Lattice tower	199 ft	1997	Middlebury	SBA Structures, LLC
1201520	Tower	199 ft	1999	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1221880	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Elkhart	SBA Towers, LLC
1222730	Tower	199 ft	2000	Elkhart	SBA Properties, LLC
1266027	Tower	199 ft	2009	Dunlap	CitySwitch LLC
1267742	Lattice tower	199 ft	2009	Elkhart	American Towers LLC
1300077	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Goshen	PI Tower Development LLC
1300351	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Goshen	PI Tower Development LLC
1324557	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Elkhart	Cellect Towers II, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company
1328128	Monopole	199 ft	2024	New Paris	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1239206	Pole	198 ft	2003	Elkhart	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1264641	Pole	197 ft	2008	Granger	CCATT LLC
1063419	Tower	192 ft	1999	Goshen	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1213678	Monopole	192 ft	2000	Elkhart	American Towers LLC
1064373	Tower	190 ft	1998	Elkhart	ELKHART, CITY OF
1313005	Monopole	190 ft	2020	Middlebury	Mission 1 Communications
1303947	Monopole	189 ft	2019	Middlebury	PI Tower Development, LLC
1239198	Pole	188 ft	2003	New Paris	CCATT LLC
1207326	Tower	182 ft	1987	Elkhart	Warner And Sons, Inc
1234304	Tower	181 ft	2002	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1238983	Monopole	179 ft	2003	Elkhart	SBA Towers II LLC
1288797	Pole	178 ft	2000	Goshen	American Towers LLC
1027034	Tower	177 ft	1995	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1202235	On a building	171 ft	1999	Elkhart	Elkhart General Hospital
1260686	Tower	170 ft	2007	Goshen	Private owner (name withheld)
1028828	Tower	165 ft	2003	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1324513	Monopole	165 ft	2025	Goshen	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1325647	Monopole	165 ft	2024	Nappanee	Northern Indiana Public Service Company
1053002	Tower	164 ft	1998	Goshen	Cellco Partnership
1056946	Tower	164 ft	1998	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1299118	Lattice tower	164 ft	2016	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1246851	Tower	160 ft	2005	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1292290	On a building	160 ft	2000	Elkhart	Elkhart General Hospital
1234305	Tower	159 ft	2002	Elkhart	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1249348	Tower	159 ft	2005	Elkhart	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1027028	Tower	158 ft	1993	Nappanee	Cellco Partnership
1295804	Monopole	158 ft	2016	Goshen	SBA Towers X, LLC
1219172	Tower	156 ft	2001	Elkhart	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1027026	Tower	155 ft	1993	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1296837	Monopole	155 ft	2015	Nappanee	SBA Towers X, LLC
1205013	Tower	154 ft	1999	Goshen	Simon Zook, Inc.
1317577	Monopole	152 ft	2021	Goshen	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1298238	Mast	149 ft	2016	Elkahrt	Emergency Radio Service, Inc
1053001	Tower	144 ft	1998	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1295801	Monopole	139 ft	2016	Elkhart	SBA Towers X, LLC
1257646	Tower	134 ft	2007	Elkhart	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1201307	Mast	133 ft	1999	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1222853	Monopole	132 ft	2001	Elkhart	SBA Properties, LLC
1262142	Tower	130 ft	2008	Goshen	Cellco Partnership
1278458	Monopole	127 ft	2011	Goshen	SBA Towers III LLC
1271661	Tower	120 ft	2009	Nappanee	Private owner (name withheld)
1286161	Lattice tower	120 ft	2013	Elkhart	Surf Air Wireless, LLC
1023601	Tower	118 ft	1997	Elkhart	Cellco Partnership
1232629	Mast	118 ft	2001	Goshen	Private owner (name withheld)
1202017	Pole	115 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1280230	Pole	115 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1233446	Tower	105 ft	1975	Elkhart	MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.
1204907	Pole	100 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1302465	Lattice tower	100 ft	2019	Elkhart	Surf Air Wireless, LLC
1318475	Lattice tower	94 ft	2021	Elkhart	Mission 1 Communications
1286160	Monopole	90 ft	2013	Elkhart	Surf Air Wireless, LLC
1208830	On a building	44 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1233022	Mast	30 ft	2002	Elkhart	Elkhart, City of
1208825	Pole	25 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1208827	Pole	25 ft	1995	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1212749	Pole	25 ft	1993	Elkhart	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Elkhart 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: Lake County (199), Allen County (134), St. Joseph County (118), Porter County (93), LaPorte County (92).

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.