Cell towers in Tampa, Florida
The FCC register lists 355 antenna structures in and around Tampa. That is the 1st highest count of any place in Florida.
Registered structures
355
Median height
42 m (136 ft)
−31.6% vs state median
Tallest
188 m (617 ft)
Per 100k residents
85.8
population 413,554 (2025)
Structure types
| Pole | 127 | 36% |
| Tower | 91 | 26% |
| Monopole | 82 | 23% |
| Lattice tower | 19 | 5% |
| Building | 7 | 2% |
| Utility pole | 6 | 2% |
| Tower array | 6 | 2% |
| Not specified | 4 | 1% |
| Building with antenna | 4 | 1% |
| Mast | 3 | <1% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | <1% |
| Building with tower | 2 | <1% |
| Tree | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Alltel Corporation Carrier | 67 | 19% |
| New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC Carrier | 32 | 9% |
| Alltel Communications, LLC Carrier | 28 | 8% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 28 | 8% |
| T-mobile USA Tower LLC Carrier | 27 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 355| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 m (617 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2666469 |
| 183 m (601 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Tampa Electric Company | 611906 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Building with tower | 2006 | Entravision Communications Corporation | 2653224 |
| 127 m (418 ft) | Tower | 1979 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 102550 |
| 127 m (418 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 130335 |
| 127 m (415 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Hillsborough County Of | 615267 |
| 124 m (406 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Tampa, City Of | 129742 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 131130 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Hillsborough County Of | 615284 |
| 97 m (318 ft) | Tower | 2001 | L3harris Technologies, INC. | 2626614 |
| 93 m (306 ft) | Lattice tower | 1989 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 130336 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Hillsborough County Of | 2627675 |
| 91 m (299 ft) | Lattice tower | 1996 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 107768 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Tampa, City Of | 617479 |
| 88 m (288 ft) | Lattice tower | 1988 | Ccatt LLC | 130420 |
| 88 m (288 ft) | Guyed tower | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 622122 |
| 86 m (282 ft) | Lattice tower | 1984 | Hillsborough County Of | 2603686 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 1975 | University of South Florida | 617775 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Building with tower | 2002 | Florida Health Sciences Center, INC. | 2629201 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Tampa, City Of | 610770 |
| 72 m (235 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Vertical Bridge Towers V, LLC | 2721024 |
| 72 m (235 ft) | Building | 2006 | T-mobile South LLC | 2614646 |
| 71 m (233 ft) | Tower array | 1996 | Clearview Tower Company III, LLC | 130495 |
| 71 m (233 ft) | Building with antenna | 2000 | New World Communications of Tampa, INC. | 2618855 |
| 71 m (233 ft) | Tower array | 1979 | Clearview Tower Company III, LLC | 603689 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 4 | 1% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1% |
| 1980s | 14 | 4% |
| 1990s | 101 | 28% |
| 2000s | 72 | 20% |
| 2010s | 22 | 6% |
| 2020s | 137 | 39% |
Nearby places
- Orlando 225
- Ocala 83
- Jacksonville 268
- Tallahassee 115
- Miami 262
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.
"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.