Cell towers in Effingham, Illinois
The FCC register lists 28 antenna structures in and around Effingham. That is the 9th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Effingham, IL has 28 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 9th largest count among the 1,119 places in Illinois that have any.
That works out to 225.7 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 12,406.
At a median of 75 m (245 ft), structures here run 18.7% taller than the Illinois median of 63 m (206 ft).
Lattice towers (6) and guyed masts (5) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1968.
Structure types
| Tower | 12 | 43% |
| Lattice tower | 6 | 21% |
| Monopole | 5 | 18% |
| Guyed tower | 5 | 18% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 14% |
| Mid Illinois Concrete INC. Other | 2 | 7% |
| Illinois Central Railroad Company Railroad | 2 | 7% |
| Effingham Ema Other | 1 | 4% |
| Ring, T David Dba = Premier Broadcasting INC Broadcaster | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 28| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 m (500 ft) | Tower | 1971 | The Cromwell Group, INC. of Illinois | 112970 |
| 152 m (497 ft) | Guyed tower | 1986 | Cti Towers Assets II, LLC | 620423 |
| 109 m (356 ft) | Guyed tower | 1991 | American Towers LLC | 98666 |
| 105 m (345 ft) | Lattice tower | 2023 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113971 |
| 104 m (342 ft) | Guyed tower | 1968 | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 120970 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Ccatt LLC | 2641028 |
| 98 m (323 ft) | Guyed tower | 2013 | Not listed | 110767 |
| 95 m (312 ft) | Guyed tower | 1990 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 101155 |
| 94 m (310 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Illinois Rsa 6 and 7 Limited Partnership | 2641041 |
| 90 m (296 ft) | Tower | 1982 | Ring, T David Dba = Premier Broadcasting INC | 112785 |
| 90 m (294 ft) | Tower | 2010 | P E C Mobile Communications INC. | 114185 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 2703897 |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Lattice tower | 2025 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2730553 |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 2616975 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | American Towers LLC | 2616977 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Lattice tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2615490 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Roy Walker Communications INC | 2637202 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | Sba Structures, LLC | 2606878 |
| 56 m (185 ft) | Monopole | 2018 | Pi Tower Development LLC | 2699592 |
| 50 m (164 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Mid Illinois Concrete INC. | 2607694 |
| 50 m (164 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Mid Illinois Concrete INC. | 623591 |
| 48 m (157 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 2673239 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Csx Transportation | 2603049 |
| 41 m (133 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Illinois, State Of | 2605300 |
| 32 m (104 ft) | Monopole | 2026 | Harmoni Towers LLC | 2728134 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 4% |
| 1970s | 1 | 4% |
| 1980s | 2 | 7% |
| 1990s | 6 | 21% |
| 2000s | 8 | 29% |
| 2010s | 7 | 25% |
| 2020s | 3 | 11% |
Nearby places
- Newton 7
- Greenup 7
- Shelbyville 6
- Louisville 10
- Mattoon 17
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.