Cell towers in Urbana, Iowa
The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Urbana. That is the 110th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
6 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Urbana, IA.
Counted against 1,671 residents, that is 359.1 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
At a median of 68 m (224 ft), structures here run 13.4% shorter than the Iowa median of 79 m (259 ft).
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 1 guyed mast — 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 1983.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 3 | 50% |
| Tower | 2 | 33% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 17% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| East Central Iowa Rec Other | 1 | 17% |
| Iowa, State of, Dept. of Transportation Government | 1 | 17% |
| Ion Station Properties, LLC Other | 1 | 17% |
| Pi Tower Development LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
| Sba Towers III LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413 m (1,356 ft) | Guyed tower | 1983 | Ion Station Properties, LLC | 116480 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Iowa, State of, Dept. of Transportation | 2691378 |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Pi Tower Development LLC | 2720108 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2671655 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2011 | East Central Iowa Rec | 2681424 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 2001 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2619745 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 17% |
| 1990s | 1 | 17% |
| 2000s | 1 | 17% |
| 2010s | 2 | 33% |
| 2020s | 1 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Vinton 11
- Independence 12
- Winthrop 5
- Van Horne 6
- Central City 7
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.