Cell towers in Jackson County, MN

The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Jackson County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Minnesota, State of, has 4 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 27
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
4Median height (state 260 ft) 275 ft

Structures

rank 40 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

59% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Jackson County

16 different registrants own the 27 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 Jackson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 275 feet, 15 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Round Lake at 499 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Jackson 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
1041804	Tower	499 ft	1993	Round Lake	Absolute Communications II, L.L.C.
1023803	Tower	419 ft	1990	Brewster	Alltel Corporation
1203057	Guyed tower	350 ft	1989	Lakefield	American Towers LLC
1270687	Tower	350 ft	2010	Lakefield	Minnesota, State of
1024316	Tower	331 ft	2005	Jackson	COOPERATIVE TELEVISION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DBA = FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC
1021986	Tower	326 ft	1996	Windom	Minnesota, State of
1302425	Lattice tower	326 ft	2017	Windom	Minnesota, State of
1024300	Lattice tower	320 ft	2025	Jackson	Great River Energy
1281290	Guyed tower	320 ft	2012	Jackson	JACKSON, COUNTY OF
1025098	Guyed tower	315 ft	1994	Jackson	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1255104	Tower	315 ft	1977	Lakefield	Lakefield, City of
1239109	Guyed tower	290 ft	2004	Brewster	Minnesota, State of
1222210	Guyed tower	276 ft	1999	Brewster	American Towers LLC
1250688	Tower	275 ft	2005	Lakefield	Federated Rural Electric
1295226	Lattice tower	258 ft	2017	Windom	Alltel Corporation
1221288	Tower	250 ft	2001	Lakefield	American Towers LLC
1222552	Tower	191 ft	2001	Lakefield	American Towers LLC
1301470	Guyed tower	190 ft	2017	Jackson	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1207088	Tower	168 ft	2000	Jackson	21ST CENTURY WIRELESS GROUP, INC.
1309166	Monopole	167 ft	2019	Jackson	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1203055	Tower	165 ft	1989	Jackson	Minnesota Tele-Media
1262621	Pole	160 ft	2007	Okabena	SWWC Service Cooperative
1264555	Pole	125 ft	2008	Jackson	SWWC Service Cooperative
1264554	Pole	115 ft	2008	Lakefield	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262620	Pole	70 ft	2007	Heron Lake	SWWC Service Cooperative
1214428	Pole	59 ft	2001	Jackson	Jackson, City of
1282964	Tower	20 ft	2013	Jackson	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Jackson 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 Minnesota with similar tower counts: Martin County (28), McLeod County (28), Redwood County (28), Lake County (27), Meeker County (27).

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.