Cell towers in Quincy, Illinois
The FCC register lists 26 antenna structures in and around Quincy. That is the 14th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
26 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Quincy, IL.
That works out to 66.8 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 38,918.
Median height here is 73 m (240 ft), compared with 63 m (206 ft) across Illinois as a whole.
American Towers LLC holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 6 of 26.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1930.
Structure types
| Tower | 6 | 23% |
| Guyed tower | 6 | 23% |
| Monopole | 5 | 19% |
| Lattice tower | 4 | 15% |
| Tower array | 2 | 8% |
| Pole | 2 | 8% |
| Not specified | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 6 | 23% |
| Ameren Illinois Company Other | 4 | 15% |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 4 | 15% |
| Staradio CORP. Other | 2 | 8% |
| Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC Tower company | 2 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 26| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 m (896 ft) | Guyed tower | 2002 | American Towers LLC | 114213 |
| 245 m (804 ft) | Tower | 1952 | Rincon Broadcasting Quincy Operations LLC | 113612 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Guyed tower | 1985 | American Towers LLC | 120721 |
| 129 m (422 ft) | Guyed tower | 1993 | American Towers LLC | 112669 |
| 128 m (420 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | American Towers LLC | 102836 |
| 123 m (405 ft) | Tower | 1967 | Mediaone of Illinois, INC. | 113917 |
| 110 m (360 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Ameren Illinois Company | 114018 |
| 98 m (320 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Adams County Emergency Management Agency | 2667564 |
| 84 m (277 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Harmoni Towers LLC | 2710961 |
| 83 m (271 ft) | Tower array | 1930 | Staradio CORP. | 112111 |
| 83 m (271 ft) | Tower array | 1930 | Staradio CORP. | 112112 |
| 80 m (261 ft) | Lattice tower | 2021 | Towernorth Development, LLC | 2718108 |
| 78 m (255 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2724615 |
| 69 m (225 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113990 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 1997 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 102357 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Guyed tower | 2002 | American Towers LLC | 2627421 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC | 2658029 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Monopole | 2004 | American Towers LLC | 2644917 |
| 58 m (189 ft) | Monopole | 2012 | K2 Towers, LLC | 2690734 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Monopole | 2011 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2680233 |
| 48 m (156 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Union Electric Company | 113346 |
| 42 m (138 ft) | Monopole | 2010 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2673010 |
| 37 m (121 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC | 2650462 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Not specified | 1992 | Ameren Illinois Company | 114017 |
| 21 m (70 ft) | Pole | 1992 | Ameren Illinois Company | 114019 |
When they were registered
| 1930s | 2 | 8% |
| 1950s | 1 | 4% |
| 1960s | 1 | 4% |
| 1980s | 3 | 12% |
| 1990s | 5 | 19% |
| 2000s | 7 | 27% |
| 2010s | 4 | 15% |
| 2020s | 3 | 12% |
Nearby places
- Hamilton 8
- Mount Sterling 7
- Carthage 13
- Pittsfield 12
- Rushville 12
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.