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Cell towers in Fort Madison, Iowa

The FCC register lists 15 antenna structures in and around Fort Madison. That is the 32nd highest count of any place in Iowa.

Registered structures
15
Median height
50 m (165 ft)
−36.2% vs state median
Tallest
147 m (484 ft)
Per 100k residents
151.0
population 9,935 (2025)

Overview

Fort Madison, IA has 15 registered structures, the tallest standing 147 m (484 ft) above ground.

The 15 structures here sit at 1.55 per square mile of land.

The tallest structure on the register here is 147 m (484 ft) above ground level.

The mix here is 3 monopoles, 2 lattice towers, 2 guyed masts — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.

The most recent registration on file here dates from 2022.

Structure types

Tower 7
47%
Monopole 3
20%
Lattice tower 2
13%
Guyed tower 2
13%
Building with tower 1
7%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
City of Ft Madison Iowa Government 1
7%
Great River Regional Waste Authority Government 1
7%
Lee County Lee Comm Consolidated Dispatch for Lee County Iowa Other 1
7%
Shannon Veterinary Clinic Other 1
7%
Pritchard Broadcasting Company Broadcaster 1
7%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
147 m (484 ft) Guyed tower 2014 Iowa Public Broadcasting Board Dba = Iowa Public Television 101874
92 m (302 ft) Guyed tower 2022 Lee County Lee Comm Consolidated Dispatch for Lee County Iowa 2721608
91 m (299 ft) Tower 1993 Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC 113096
91 m (299 ft) Tower 1978 Interstate Power and Light Company 119452
54 m (176 ft) Monopole 2018 Vb-s1 Assets, LLC 2705286
53 m (175 ft) Tower 1973 Pritchard Broadcasting Company 120557
52 m (169 ft) Tower 2003 Sba Towers II LLC 2638866
50 m (165 ft) Lattice tower 1997 Ctl 119779
48 m (158 ft) Monopole 2005 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 2649911
48 m (158 ft) Monopole 2001 American Towers LLC 2629437
38 m (125 ft) Lattice tower 2020 Iowa State Of 2712548
31 m (100 ft) Tower 2001 City of Ft Madison Iowa 2614192
18 m (60 ft) Building with tower 1978 Shannon Veterinary Clinic 2607181
18 m (60 ft) Tower 1991 Great River Regional Waste Authority 2649766
9.1 m (30 ft) Tower 1992 Iowa, State of Iowa Department of Transportation 2599799

When they were registered

1970s 3
20%
1990s 4
27%
2000s 4
27%
2010s 2
13%
2020s 2
13%

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.