Cell towers in Sumner County, KS

The FCC registry lists 51 constructed antenna structures in Sumner County, 2% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 51
2Tallest 526 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 285 ft

Structures

rank 8 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

78% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Sumner County

26 different registrants own the 51 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 285 feet, close to the Kansas median of 293 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Conway Springs at 526 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Sumner 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
1033238	Guyed tower	526 ft	1994	Conway Springs	American Towers LLC
1033278	Tower	510 ft	2011	Riverdale	Steckline Communications, Inc.
1330614	Guyed tower	449 ft	2026	Milan	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1032294	Guyed tower	440 ft	1997	Wellington	SBA Towers II LLC
1040390	Tower	431 ft	1998	Wellington	Alltel Corporation
1032281	Guyed tower	427 ft	1995	Mayfield	American Towers LLC
1052340	Other or unspecified	415 ft	1998	Mayfield	Kansas Department of Transportation
1032283	Guyed tower	394 ft	1991	Oxford	American Towers LLC
1001170	Other or unspecified	388 ft	1997	South Haven	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016842	Other or unspecified	374 ft	1998	Wellington	JOHNSON ENTERPRISES INC
1302240	Lattice tower	364 ft	2017	Peck	ALLTEL Corporation
1032908	Tower	344 ft	1991	Riverdale	JMZ Corporation
1245742	Guyed tower	344 ft	2005	Milan	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1031578	Other or unspecified	336 ft	1990	Wellington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1032523	Tower	332 ft	1956	Wellington	American Towers LLC
1033507	Tower	320 ft	2005	Conway Springs	Haviland Telephone Company, Inc.
1302816	Lattice tower	315 ft	2018	South Haven	ALLTEL Corporation
1255131	Lattice tower	312 ft	2008	Wellington	SBA Steel LLC
1314599	Guyed tower	305 ft	2021	Caldwell	Branch Towers III, LLC
1032788	Guyed tower	303 ft	2001	Wellington	American Towers LLC
1031750	Guyed tower	300 ft	1988	Wellington	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1022756	Tower	296 ft	1998	Wellington	BELL CONSULTING INC
1030090	Tower	295 ft	1998	South Haven	BELL CONSULTING INC
1250900	Tower	295 ft	2006	Aashton	Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1250983	Guyed tower	288 ft	2019	Argonia	Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1252008	Tower	285 ft	2006	South Haven	SBA Towers II LLC
1032498	Lattice tower	281 ft	1952	Wellington	American Towers LLC
1311319	Lattice tower	280 ft	2019	Ashton	EDF Renewal Energy
1250544	Tower	275 ft	2006	Caldwell	Pioneer Acquisition Company I, LLC
1272251	Other or unspecified	270 ft	2010	Belle Plaine	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1315376	Guyed tower	270 ft	2021	South Haven	Branch Towers III, LLC
1252002	Guyed tower	268 ft	2019	Milton	Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1252012	Tower	264 ft	2006	Caldwell	SBA Towers II LLC
1046378	Guyed tower	261 ft	2002	Wellington	BNSF Railway Co.
1264033	Tower	254 ft	2008	Oxford	American Towers LLC
1238729	Guyed tower	252 ft	2006	Wellington	CCATT LLC
1247823	Tower	250 ft	2005	Mayfield	Private owner (name withheld)
1238388	Mast	245 ft	2006	Belle Plaine	CCATT LLC
1238734	Tower	225 ft	2006	South Haven	CCATT LLC
1022764	Other or unspecified	208 ft	1966	Wellington	JOHNSON ENTERPRISES INC DBA = KLEY RADIO
1248347	Tower	199 ft	2000	Mulvane	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1278454	Tower	199 ft	2012	Riverdale	County of Sumner
1318490	Lattice tower	199 ft	2022	Wellington	Branch Towers III, LLC
1031752	Tower	197 ft	1994	Caldwell	Private owner (name withheld)
1257460	Tower	194 ft	2007	Wellington	SBA Towers II LLC
1032362	Other or unspecified	182 ft	1993	Caldwell	Alltel Corporation
1259968	Tower	165 ft	2008	Caldwell	Pioneer Acquisition Company I, LLC
1292381	Lattice tower	160 ft	2014	Caldwell	Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc
1236733	Mast	128 ft	2002	Conway Springs	Alltel Corporation
1209899	Tower	30 ft	1984	Wellington	Port Authority of Wellington
1243314	Mast	30 ft	2005	Wellington	Port Authority of Wellington

If you have a tower lease in Sumner 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: Reno County (68), Saline County (66), McPherson County (59), Montgomery County (50), Wyandotte County (50).

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.