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Cell towers in Florida

6,641 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Florida, spread over 640 places and 860 registered owners. That is the 3rd largest count of any state.

Registered structures
6,641
3rd of 52 states
Per 100k residents
28.3
36th by density
Median height
61 m (199 ft)
Tallest
579 m (1,901 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 7
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Tampa 355 85.8 413,554
Jacksonville 268 26.3 1,017,689
Miami 262 53.5 489,812
Orlando 225 67.4 333,888
Pensacola 150 278.7 53,817
Tallahassee 115 56.1 204,902
Ocala 83 115.7 71,753

Structure types

Tower 2,192
33%
Monopole 1,169
18%
Lattice tower 1,015
15%
Pole 876
13%
Guyed tower 663
10%
Not specified 202
3%
Tower array 161
2%
Mast 129
2%
Utility pole 69
1%
Building 34
<1%
Building with antenna 33
<1%
Guyed tower array 21
<1%
Tree 19
<1%
Building with tower 18
<1%
Other 10
<1%
Tank 8
<1%
Building with pipe 6
<1%
Sign or billboard 4
<1%
Oil or gas rig 4
<1%
Pipe 3
<1%
Smokestack 2
<1%
Building with mast 2
<1%
Building with pole 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLCTower company 1,003
15%
Crown Castle South LLCTower company 373
6%
Ccatt LLCTower company 314
5%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 252
4%
T-mobile USA Tower LLCCarrier 249
4%
Alltel CorporationCarrier 242
4%
Pinnacle Towers LLCTower company 173
3%
Crown Castle Gt Company, LLCTower company 153
2%
New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLCCarrier 146
2%
Sba Towers II LLCTower company 134
2%

Tallest structures in Florida

HeightTypePlaceASR
579 m (1,901 ft) Not specified Black 617218
571 m (1,874 ft) Tower Lake Mary Jane 2603742
561 m (1,842 ft) Guyed tower Homestead 126025
523 m (1,714 ft) Guyed tower Miccosukee 131018
517 m (1,695 ft) Tower Christmas 622946
513 m (1,682 ft) Guyed tower Orange City 122831
513 m (1,682 ft) Guyed tower Orlando 2609278
511 m (1,675 ft) Not specified Orange City 604655
508 m (1,667 ft) Guyed tower Old Miakka 129739
492 m (1,613 ft) Tower Christmas 2612444

When they were registered

1920s 1
<1%
1940s 7
<1%
1950s 32
<1%
1960s 62
<1%
1970s 144
2%
1980s 427
6%
1990s 1,968
30%
2000s 2,053
31%
2010s 1,045
16%
2020s 901
14%

About this data

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.