Cell towers in Waterloo, Iowa
The FCC register lists 42 antenna structures in and around Waterloo. That is the 5th highest count of any place in Iowa.
Overview
Waterloo, IA has 42 registered structures, the tallest standing 184 m (604 ft) above ground.
That works out to 62.8 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 66,919.
The tallest structure on the register here is 184 m (604 ft) above ground level.
The mix here is 13 lattice towers, 8 monopoles, 5 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
| Lattice tower | 13 | 31% |
| Tower | 8 | 19% |
| Monopole | 8 | 19% |
| Guyed tower | 5 | 12% |
| Tower array | 3 | 7% |
| Pole | 2 | 5% |
| Not specified | 1 | 2% |
| Tank | 1 | 2% |
| Mast | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 9 | 21% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 6 | 14% |
| Southwestco Wireless LP Other | 5 | 12% |
| Towerco 2013 LLC Tower company | 2 | 5% |
| Brainard, Ronald E Other | 1 | 2% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 42| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 m (604 ft) | Guyed tower | 1975 | Racom Corporation | 119408 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Not specified | 1985 | Iowa State Of | 118768 |
| 137 m (449 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | Townsquare Media Waterloo, LLC | 119861 |
| 133 m (435 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Brainard, Ronald E | 120598 |
| 124 m (407 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | Southwestco Wireless LP | 119802 |
| 123 m (404 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Iowa Public Radio, INC. | 2659821 |
| 110 m (362 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Hawkeye Community College | 120617 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 601538 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Mast | 1960 | Coloff Media | 2696104 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Not listed | 597412 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Not listed | 597413 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Not listed | 597414 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Black Hawk County Emergency Management Agency | 2637108 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2599738 |
| 78 m (255 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | City of Waterloo Engineering Dept | 2700264 |
| 72 m (235 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company | 2704026 |
| 70 m (230 ft) | Lattice tower | 1992 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 120352 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2010 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2671581 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 1995 | Southwestco Wireless LP | 119803 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Guyed tower | 2012 | University of Northwestern - St Paul | 125643 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Towerco 2013 LLC | 615757 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 2679634 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2639527 |
| 52 m (169 ft) | Monopole | 2011 | American Towers LLC | 2674025 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Pole | 1998 | Towerco 2013 LLC | 615756 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 4 | 10% |
| 1980s | 3 | 7% |
| 1990s | 13 | 31% |
| 2000s | 11 | 26% |
| 2010s | 8 | 19% |
| 2020s | 2 | 5% |
Nearby places
- Evansdale 8
- Cedar Falls 22
- Hudson 5
- Waverly 11
- Traer 7
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.