Indiana / Ripley County

#60 of 92 IN counties · 28 structures

Cell towers in Ripley County, IN

The FCC registry lists 28 constructed antenna structures in Ripley County, 1% of Indiana's 3,783. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 5 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 28
  2. 2Tallest 403 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 282 ft
Structures
28
rank 60 of 92 in IN
Most common type
Tower
54% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
93% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Ripley County

22 different registrants own the 28 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.

Crown Castle5SBA Communications3Verizon3American Tower2Diamond Communications2Indiana, State of (IPSC)1LEESON MEDIA LLC DBA = WRBI1Sunman Telecommunications LL1
Constructed structures in Ripley County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 282 feet, 27 feet taller than the Indiana median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Batesville at 403 feet, built in 1976. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

Tower15Lattice tower9Guyed tower3Monopole1
Structures in Ripley County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s11970s41980s21990s92000s82010s22020s
Structures in Ripley 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
1029193Guyed tower403 ft1976BatesvilleLEESON MEDIA LLC DBA = WRBI RADIO
1028492Guyed tower380 ft1997BatesvillePinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1028483Guyed tower369 ft1985BatesvillePinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1027692Tower367 ft1990VersaillesIndiana, State of (IPSC)
1230490Tower345 ft2002OsgoodCrown Castle South LLC
1203289Tower327 ft2000BatesvilleSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1226953Tower325 ft2001BatesvilleCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1206416Tower315 ft2000SunmanSTC Two LLC
1061671Tower307 ft1986VersaillesAREA 12 COUNCIL ON AGING & COMM INC
1043506Tower301 ft1965VersaillesAmerican Towers LLC
1203479Tower299 ft1986OsgoodPrivate owner (name withheld)
1275949Tower295 ft2012MilanVerizon Americas LLC
1309027Lattice tower295 ft2019SunmanCentral States Tower IV, LLC
1309718Lattice tower295 ft2020OsgoodHorvath Towers V, LLC
1039757Tower270 ft2003VersaillesCrown Castle South LLC
1255337Lattice tower270 ft2019OsgoodHoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1278376Tower270 ft2012MilanDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1308909Lattice tower270 ft2019VersaillesDiamond Towers V LLC
1310092Lattice tower270 ft2019OsgoodDiamond Towers V LLC
1267039Lattice tower269 ft2009OsgoodVerizon Americas LLC
1295984Lattice tower260 ft2015VersaillesSkyway Towers, LLC
1268814Tower256 ft2009OsgoodSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1329089Lattice tower255 ft2025VersaillesHarmoni Towers, LLC
1234116Tower254 ft2003MilanSBA Towers II LLC
1285375Lattice tower250 ft2013MadisonVerizon Americas LLC
1030111Tower245 ft1964BatesvilleSunman Telecommunications LLC
1268813Monopole196 ft2009HoltonSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1032320Tower175 ft1986VersaillesHOOSIER ENERGY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC

If you have a tower lease in Ripley 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: Orange County (29), Dubois County (28), Jefferson County (28), Dearborn County (27), Jennings County (26).

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.