Cell towers in Harlan, Iowa
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Harlan. That is the 74th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
Harlan, IA has 9 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 74th largest count among the 768 places in Iowa that have any.
Counted against 4,859 residents, that is 185.2 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Median height here is 92 m (302 ft), compared with 79 m (259 ft) across Iowa as a whole.
Iowa 8-monona Limited Partnership holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 2 of 9.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1996.
Structure types
| Tower | 4 | 44% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 33% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 22% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Iowa 8-monona Limited Partnership Other | 2 | 22% |
| City of Harlan Government | 1 | 11% |
| County of Shelby Iowa Government | 1 | 11% |
| Harlan Municipal Utilities Utility | 1 | 11% |
| Iowa State Of Government | 1 | 11% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 m (400 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Iowa State Of | 2703831 |
| 122 m (400 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Harlan Municipal Utilities | 609673 |
| 98 m (320 ft) | Tower | 2000 | County of Shelby Iowa | 2618783 |
| 95 m (311 ft) | Guyed tower | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 99384 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Guyed tower | 2002 | Iowa 8-monona Limited Partnership | 120518 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Guyed tower | 1999 | Cti Towers Assets II, LLC | 2598829 |
| 64 m (210 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Iowa 8-monona Limited Partnership | 619792 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2008 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2661540 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Tower | 1999 | City of Harlan | 1098036 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 4 | 44% |
| 2000s | 3 | 33% |
| 2010s | 2 | 22% |
Nearby places
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.