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Cell towers in Peru, Illinois

The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Peru. That is the 194th highest count of any place in Illinois.

Registered structures
6
Median height
52 m (170 ft)
−17.5% vs state median
Tallest
61 m (199 ft)
Per 100k residents
61.3
population 9,780 (2025)

Overview

The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Peru, IL. That is the 194th highest count of any place in Illinois.

That works out to 61.3 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 9,780.

At a median of 52 m (170 ft), structures here run 17.5% shorter than the Illinois median of 63 m (206 ft).

The mix here is 1 monopole, 1 lattice tower — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.

Registrations here span 1992 to 2011.

Structure types

Tower 4
67%
Monopole 1
17%
Lattice tower 1
17%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
City of Peru Illinois Valley Regional Airport Government 1
17%
Pilja Enterprises, LLC Other 1
17%
Shaw Local Radio CO. Broadcaster 1
17%
Sba Towers III LLC Tower company 1
17%
Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. Tower company 1
17%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
61 m (199 ft) Lattice tower 2011 Sba Towers III LLC 2678097
59 m (195 ft) Monopole 2000 American Towers LLC 2634414
59 m (193 ft) Tower 2000 Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. 2625592
45 m (147 ft) Tower 1993 Pilja Enterprises, LLC 113747
29 m (95 ft) Tower 2007 Shaw Local Radio CO. 2651383
17 m (56 ft) Tower 1992 City of Peru Illinois Valley Regional Airport 2631886

When they were registered

1990s 2
33%
2000s 3
50%
2010s 1
17%

Nearby places

About this data

All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.

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.