Cell towers in Fort Dodge, Iowa
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Fort Dodge. That is the 17th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Fort Dodge, IA. That is the 17th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Area density is 1.25 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
The median registered structure here stands 79 m (259 ft); the tallest reaches 194 m (638 ft).
Lattice towers (7) and guyed masts (1) 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 2025.
Structure types
| Tower | 10 | 50% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 35% |
| Pole | 1 | 5% |
| Guyed tower array | 1 | 5% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC Tower company | 3 | 15% |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 3 | 15% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 3 | 15% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 10% |
| City of Fort Dodge Government | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 m (638 ft) | Guyed tower | 1977 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 120561 |
| 128 m (420 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Tyson Foods, INC | 614391 |
| 125 m (410 ft) | Lattice tower | 1991 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 119673 |
| 107 m (351 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Webster, County Of | 610570 |
| 102 m (333 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | Iowa State Of | 2700933 |
| 99 m (325 ft) | Guyed tower array | 1956 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 120560 |
| 99 m (325 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 122801 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Lattice tower | 1992 | Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC | 119331 |
| 84 m (275 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company | 2704682 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Lattice tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2625098 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2623213 |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Sba Structures, LLC | 2626182 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower | 1988 | City of Fort Dodge | 608693 |
| 64 m (210 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Cellco Partnership | 2665874 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 2002 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2635016 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Pole | 2004 | Cellco Partnership | 2641072 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Fort Dodge, City Of | 2655468 |
| 39 m (129 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Cellco Partnership | 2663752 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Tower | 2011 | T-mobile Central LLC | 2678703 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Lattice tower | 2025 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2731486 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 5% |
| 1970s | 1 | 5% |
| 1980s | 3 | 15% |
| 1990s | 3 | 15% |
| 2000s | 8 | 40% |
| 2010s | 3 | 15% |
| 2020s | 1 | 5% |
Nearby places
- Humboldt 8
- Eagle Grove 8
- Webster City 10
- Rockwell City 6
- Clarion 8
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.