Michigan / Ionia County

#22 of 83 MI counties · 58 structures

Cell towers in Ionia County, MI

The FCC registry lists 58 constructed antenna structures in Ionia County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. American Tower owns 19 of them (33%), 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 24 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 58
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 225 ft) 254 ft
Structures
58
rank 22 of 83 in MI
Most common type
Tower
40% of structures
Over 200 feet
40
69% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Ionia County

27 different registrants own the 58 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.

American Tower19Verizon10Alltel3SBA Communications3MICHIGAN, STATE OF2Crown Castle2Tillman Infrastructure2TowerCo V Holdings LLC2
Constructed structures in Ionia County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 254 feet, 29 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Potters Corners at 500 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

Tower23Lattice tower19Guyed tower8Monopole5Other or unspecified1Pole1On a building1
Structures in Ionia County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s31980s151990s242000s52010s102020s
Structures in Ionia 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
1038325Guyed tower500 ft1998Potters CornersMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1000578Tower417 ft1994IoniaVertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1200027Guyed tower349 ft1999BeldingAlltel Corporation
1240483Tower340 ft2003IoniaCity of Ionia
1055787Guyed tower315 ft1997PortlandAmerican Towers LLC
1055786Tower313 ft1997LowellAmerican Towers, LLC
1326575Lattice tower310 ft2023FreeportSouthern Towers BTS, LP
1224517Tower308 ft2001SunfieldCommunication Enhancement, LLC
1000545Tower289 ft1957SaranacAmerican Towers LLC
1055785Guyed tower282 ft1998Lake OdessaAmerican Towers LLC
1054406Tower279 ft1999WestpahaliaAlltel Corporation
1219764Tower270 ft2003IoniaCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1019332Tower268 ft2003Boston TownshipCellco Partnership
1050576Lattice tower265 ft1998PortlandCellco Partnership
1216291Tower265 ft2000LowellSTC Five LLC
1291078Lattice tower265 ft2014HubbardstonCrystal Automation Systems, Inc.
1308682Lattice tower265 ft2020LyonsTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1308805Lattice tower265 ft2020ClarksvilleTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1309088Lattice tower265 ft2020Lake OdessaTowerCo 2013 LLC
1021323Tower263 ft2006Otisco Twp.Cellco Partnership
1056680Guyed tower263 ft1987SaranacAmerican Towers LLC
1226031Lattice tower261 ft2001BeldingAmerican Towers LLC
1245630Other or unspecified260 ft2025PortlandAntenna Designs, LLC
1019546Lattice tower257 ft2007PortlandCellco Partnership
1221250Lattice tower256 ft2000SaranacAmerican Towers LLC
1001242Tower255 ft20026802 - PortlandMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1313848Lattice tower255 ft2022ClarksvilleTowerCo 2013 LLC
1327859Lattice tower255 ft2024FenwickHorvath Towers VI, LLC
1210953Tower254 ft2004PortlandCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1209920Lattice tower253 ft2002ClarksvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1056669Guyed tower246 ft1987IoniaAmerican Towers LLC
1017492Lattice tower243 ft2014PortlandCellco Partnership
1050587Tower240 ft2005SaranacCellco Partnership
1017496Tower239 ft2005SaranacCellco Partnership
1021248Tower239 ft1995PortlandAlltel Corporation
1224330Lattice tower237 ft2001Lake OdessaAmerican Towers LLC
1015214Tower235 ft1997IoniaCellco Partnership
1200261Tower230 ft1999MuirCellco Partnership
1304445Lattice tower223 ft2018Lake OdessaTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1062346Guyed tower210 ft1987BeldingGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1057722Tower200 ft2002LowellGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1312476Monopole200 ft2019FreeportTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1045329Tower199 ft1998IoniaTV6 Holdings LLC
1211074Tower199 ft2000SaranacSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1269848Lattice tower199 ft2009IoniaSBA Steel II, LLC
1303029Lattice tower199 ft1998Lake OdessaAmerican Towers LLC
1317085Monopole199 ft2020PortlandVB BTS, ll, LLC
1325375Monopole199 ft2020IoniaAmerican Towers LLC
1331574Lattice tower199 ft2025Lake OdessaSkyway Towers, LLC
1211282Tower198 ft2000FreeportSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1209939Tower196 ft1999IoniaSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1203569Guyed tower193 ft2002MuirAmerican Towers LLC
1265799Tower189 ft2008BeldingCellco Partnership
1267719Monopole185 ft2009IoniaSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1268063Pole180 ft2009PewamoSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1217011Monopole159 ft2000LowellAmerican Towers LLC
1001263Lattice tower139 ft1995IoniaB2 Land LLC
1292931On a building55 ft2015IoniaSparrow Health Systems

If you have a tower lease in Ionia 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 Michigan with similar tower counts: Eaton County (60), Lenawee County (59), Montcalm County (59), Livingston County (57), Van Buren County (57).

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.