Cell towers in Emmetsburg, Iowa
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Emmetsburg. That is the 74th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Emmetsburg, IA. That is the 74th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Area density is 2.37 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
Heights are uneven: the median is 40 m (130 ft) but the tallest is 93 m (304 ft), roughly 2.3 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Monopoles account for 33.3% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
Registrations here span 1965 to 2021.
Structure types
| Tower | 5 | 56% |
| Monopole | 3 | 33% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 11% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Palo Alto, County Of Government | 2 | 22% |
| Alltel Corporation Carrier | 2 | 22% |
| Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce Other | 1 | 11% |
| State of Iowa, Dot Government | 1 | 11% |
| Harmoni Towers LLC Tower company | 1 | 11% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 m (304 ft) | Guyed tower | 1994 | Sba Towers IV, LLC | 119363 |
| 55 m (180 ft) | Tower | 2009 | State of Iowa, Dot | 2663516 |
| 54 m (177 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Palo Alto, County Of | 2628512 |
| 42 m (138 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Sba Infrastructures, LLC | 621231 |
| 40 m (130 ft) | Tower | 1965 | Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce | 2606306 |
| 30 m (98 ft) | Monopole | 2021 | Harmoni Towers LLC | 2713098 |
| 21 m (69 ft) | Tower | 1976 | Palo Alto, County Of | 621830 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Alltel Corporation | 2708049 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Alltel Corporation | 2708315 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 11% |
| 1970s | 1 | 11% |
| 1980s | 1 | 11% |
| 1990s | 2 | 22% |
| 2000s | 1 | 11% |
| 2020s | 3 | 33% |
Nearby places
- Estherville 8
- Algona 10
- Spencer 12
- Pocahontas 6
- Milford 5
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.