Cell towers in Jewell County, KS

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Jewell County, 0% of Kansas's 2,852. American Tower owns 4 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 496 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 91 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Other or unspecified

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

69% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Jewell County

8 different registrants own the 13 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 15 feet taller than the Kansas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Mankato at 496 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Jewell 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
1050610	Other or unspecified	496 ft	1998	Mankato	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1032175	Lattice tower	476 ft	1991	Cawker	American Towers LLC
1028940	Other or unspecified	415 ft	1998	Montrose	Kansas Department of Transportation
1044737	Other or unspecified	351 ft	1978	Mankato	CUNNINGHAM COMMUNICATIONS INC
1284266	Guyed tower	310 ft	2012	Formoso	American Towers LLC
1285056	Lattice tower	310 ft	2012	Jewell	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1285277	Guyed tower	308 ft	2012	Mankato	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1285035	Guyed tower	306 ft	2013	Randall	SBA Towers V, LLC
1032910	Tower	299 ft	1983	Mankato	JEWELL, COUNTY OF
1263067	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2008	Jewell	Alltel Corporation
1275669	Guyed tower	199 ft	2010	Mankato	American Towers LLC
1205127	Guyed tower	162 ft	1999	Mankato	American Towers LLC
1057954	Other or unspecified	60 ft	2000	Mankato	Kansas Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Jewell 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 Kansas with similar tower counts: Graham County (14), Morton County (14), Elk County (13), Woodson County (13), Greeley County (12).

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.