Cell towers in Forest City, Iowa
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Forest City. That is the 57th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
Forest City, IA has 11 registered structures, the tallest standing 125 m (410 ft) above ground.
Per head that is 265.5 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 2.40 per square mile.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 81 m (265 ft) and half are shorter.
Lattice towers (1) and guyed masts (3) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2023.
Structure types
| Tower | 4 | 36% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 27% |
| Pole | 2 | 18% |
| Monopole | 1 | 9% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 9% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Alltel Corporation Carrier | 3 | 27% |
| Wireless Towerco LLC Tower company | 2 | 18% |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 2 | 18% |
| Pilot Knob Broadcasting INC Dba = Kiow FM Radio Broadcaster | 1 | 9% |
| Northern Border Pipeline Company Utility | 1 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 m (410 ft) | Guyed tower | 1992 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 119912 |
| 97 m (318 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Pilot Knob Broadcasting INC Dba = Kiow FM Radio | 121750 |
| 95 m (313 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Alltel Corporation | 619934 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Guyed tower | 2014 | Wireless Towerco LLC | 2699628 |
| 91 m (299 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Northern Border Pipeline Company | 601655 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2648761 |
| 59 m (194 ft) | Guyed tower | 2010 | Wireless Towerco LLC | 2672413 |
| 41 m (133 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Alltel Corporation | 2704948 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Cti Towers Assets II, LLC | 2707650 |
| 12 m (39 ft) | Pole | 2023 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2724766 |
| 9.4 m (31 ft) | Pole | 2017 | Alltel Corporation | 2703056 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 4 | 36% |
| 2000s | 1 | 9% |
| 2010s | 5 | 45% |
| 2020s | 1 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Garner 5
- Lake Mills 6
- Britt 5
- Clear Lake 10
- Mason City 23
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.