Cell towers in Iowa City, Iowa
The FCC register lists 46 antenna structures in and around Iowa City. That is the 4th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
46 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Iowa City, IA.
The 46 structures here sit at 1.79 per square mile of land.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 43 m (141 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 8 monopoles, 8 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 earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1948.
Structure types
| Tower | 14 | 30% |
| Monopole | 8 | 17% |
| Lattice tower | 8 | 17% |
| Pole | 7 | 15% |
| Not specified | 3 | 7% |
| Tower array | 2 | 4% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 4% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
| Building | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 12 | 26% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 7 | 15% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 6 | 13% |
| Business Radio Sales & Service INC. Broadcaster | 2 | 4% |
| Johnson County, Ia Jecc Other | 2 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 46| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 m (334 ft) | Lattice tower | 1970 | American Towers LLC | 125085 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Guyed tower | 1992 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 119622 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Tower | 1978 | Business Radio Sales & Service INC. | 116479 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Vertical Bridge Cc AM, LLC | 100528 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Vertical Bridge Cc AM, LLC | 100529 |
| 88 m (287 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Gnd Oaks, LLC | 125662 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Business Radio Sales & Service INC. | 104530 |
| 81 m (266 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Communications Network | 120329 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | Interstate Power and Light Company | 2659696 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Johnson County, Ia Jecc | 2668645 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Pole | 2010 | Johnson County, Ia Jecc | 2668646 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Cellco Partnership | 597250 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2635560 |
| 60 m (195 ft) | Guyed tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 2601649 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 619049 |
| 57 m (188 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Ccatt LLC | 2618014 |
| 53 m (175 ft) | Monopole | 2026 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2669760 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC | 2624668 |
| 50 m (164 ft) | Not specified | 1999 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2610992 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Not specified | 2003 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2637244 |
| 45 m (149 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Cellco Partnership | 128905 |
| 44 m (145 ft) | Monopole | 2001 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2624675 |
| 43 m (141 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Midamerican Energy Company | 2614903 |
| 43 m (141 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Hobgoblin, LLC | 120357 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Building with tower | 2018 | Iowa Public Radio, INC. | 2707319 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 2 | 4% |
| 1970s | 2 | 4% |
| 1980s | 5 | 11% |
| 1990s | 11 | 24% |
| 2000s | 14 | 30% |
| 2010s | 9 | 20% |
| 2020s | 3 | 7% |
Nearby places
- Coralville 9
- Hills 6
- West Branch 11
- Solon 7
- Riverside 6
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.