Cell towers in Bay County, FL

The FCC registry lists 144 constructed antenna structures in Bay County, 2% of Florida's 6,647. Ownership is spread across 50 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 36 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 65 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 144
2Tallest 1466 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 199 ft) 200 ft

Structures

144

rank 15 of 67 in FL

Most common type

Tower

34% of structures

Over 200 feet

48% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Bay County

50 different registrants own the 144 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Bay County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the Florida median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Youngstown at 1466 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Bay County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Bay County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1043251	Guyed tower	1466 ft	1990	Youngstown	Nexstar Media Inc.
1030678	Tower	757 ft	1987	Youngstown	Panama City TV LLC
1026396	Tower	500 ft	1997	Panama City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1031013	Guyed tower	499 ft	2003	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1038765	Tower	489 ft	1987	West Bay	WFSU / WFSG--TV
1027366	Tower	465 ft	1978	Callaway	Beach TV Properties, Inc.
1027323	Tower	436 ft	2004	Panama City Beach	Private owner (name withheld)
1252720	Tower	420 ft	2009	Panama City	Gulf Coast Community College
1026854	Guyed tower	418 ft	2006	Fountain	Alltel Corporation
1026856	Tower	400 ft	1995	West Bay	360Â° COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF FLORIDA
1044531	Guyed tower	400 ft	2007	Panama City Beach	American Towers LLC
1263140	Lattice tower	399 ft	2015	Panama City	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1236051	Lattice tower	361 ft	2003	Panama City	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
1213406	Tower	349 ft	2000	Youngstown	American Towers, LLC
1215064	Tower	345 ft	2000	Panama City Beach	American Towers LLC
1223203	Guyed tower	340 ft	2001	Mexico Beach	American Towers LLC
1284436	Lattice tower	327 ft	2012	Cedar Grove	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1039188	Tower	320 ft	1995	Panama City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1047134	Tower	320 ft	1995	Lynn Haven	Comcast of Florida/Michigan/New Mexico/Pennsylvania/Washington, LLC
1026148	Tower	315 ft	2003	Youngstown	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1222710	Tower	315 ft	2001	Panama City Beach	BAY, COUNTY FLORIDA
1312484	Lattice tower	315 ft	2021	Panama City Beach	Florida Power & Light Company
1043252	Tower	305 ft	1984	Majette	Majette Tower, LLC
1029762	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1986	Panama City	Great American Media, L.L.C.
1039187	Lattice tower	300 ft	1995	Panama City Beach	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1058934	Tower	292 ft	2000	Panama City	Crown Castle South LLC
1030812	Lattice tower	290 ft	2003	Panama City Beach	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1055690	Lattice tower	290 ft	2015	Youngstown	Crown Castle South LLC
1213405	Tower	288 ft	2000	Panama City	American Towers, LLC
1063500	Tower	282 ft	1978	Panama City Beach	COX BUILDING CORP
1325810	Lattice tower	278 ft	2025	Southport	PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
1055688	Lattice tower	266 ft	1998	Panama City	Crown Castle South LLC
1030783	Guyed tower	265 ft	1994	Panama City	SBA Towers, LLC
1001549	Tower	265 ft	1996	Southport	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1004328	Tower	265 ft	1996	Fountain	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1026859	Tower	264 ft	1994	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1026860	Tower	263 ft	1994	Southport	Alltel Corporation
1026855	Tower	262 ft	2007	Panama City	Alltel Corporation
1226970	Tower	262 ft	2003	Fountain	American Towers LLC
1321991	Lattice tower	261 ft	2022	Panama City Beach	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1030467	Lattice tower	260 ft	1994	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1311065	Lattice tower	260 ft	2020	Fountain	SBA Towers X, LLC
1063681	Tower	258 ft	1998	Panama City	Crown Castle South LLC
1209491	Lattice tower	258 ft	1999	Panama City Beach	American Towers, LLC
1273804	Tower	258 ft	2010	Southport	American Towers LLC
1275391	Guyed tower	257 ft	2010	Panama City	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1308111	Lattice tower	256 ft	2018	Panama City	Beach TV Properties, Inc.
1275208	Lattice tower	255 ft	2010	Panama City	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1287856	Monopole	255 ft	2013	Youngstown	American Towers LLC
1318854	Guyed tower	255 ft	2021	Wetappo	StratCap Wireless Group
1318869	Guyed tower	255 ft	2021	Panama City	StratCap Wireless Group
1246411	Tower	254 ft	2005	Mexico Beach	American Towers LLC
1301593	Lattice tower	253 ft	2009	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1315002	Monopole	253 ft	2022	Fountain	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1320537	Lattice tower	250 ft	2022	Gaskin	PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
1041196	Tower	239 ft	1985	Panama City	BAY, COUNTY OF
1252285	Lattice tower	235 ft	2006	Youngstown	SBA Towers II LLC
1278191	Pole	234 ft	2011	Callaway	American Towers LLC
1244410	Mast	231 ft	2005	Youngstown	CCATT LLC
1243848	Mast	230 ft	2005	Southport	CCATT LLC
1246293	Mast	229 ft	2005	Panama City	CCATT LLC
1244646	Lattice tower	226 ft	2005	Youngstown	CCATT LLC
1309111	Lattice tower	224 ft	2019	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1030732	Tower	219 ft	1972	Panama City	FLORIDA, STATE OF DBA = DEPT OF ENVIRO PROTECTION:DIV OF LAW ENF
1063640	Tower	210 ft	1999	Panama City	Florida, State of
1222456	Tower	207 ft	1990	Panama City	Gulf Coast Community College
1207909	Tower	206 ft	1999	Panama City	SBA Towers, LLC
1237966	Tower	206 ft	1998	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1249299	Tower	205 ft	2005	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1030813	Lattice tower	200 ft	1995	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1030814	Tower	200 ft	1994	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1232208	Monopole	200 ft	2002	Panama City Beach	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1243490	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Panama City	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1281150	Monopole	199 ft	2012	West Bay	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1232094	Lattice tower	198 ft	2002	Panama City	SBA Structures, LLC
1265485	Other or unspecified	198 ft	2011	Panama Beach	Free Bird Communications LLC
1274662	Monopole	198 ft	2010	Panama City Beach	American Towers LLC
1276044	Monopole	198 ft	2010	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1276340	Tower	198 ft	2010	Callaway	SBA Towers V, LLC
1002649	Lattice tower	195 ft	1996	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1230029	Tower	195 ft	2002	Southport	SBA Structures, LLC
1265813	Other or unspecified	195 ft	2009	Panama City	Communications Tower Group 1 LLC
1231311	Monopole	190 ft	2002	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1030811	Lattice tower	189 ft	1995	Lynn Haven	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1279473	Tower	188 ft	2011	Lynn Haven	American Towers LLC
1057143	Pole	187 ft	1999	Lynnhaven	Crown Castle South LLC
1239255	Tower	185 ft	2003	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1287196	Monopole	185 ft	2013	Panama City Beach	Communications Tower Group 1 LLC
1231548	Monopole	175 ft	2002	Panama City Beach	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1063680	Monopole	171 ft	1999	Panama City	Crown Castle South LLC
1026852	Tower	169 ft	1995	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1246412	Monopole	167 ft	2004	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1000819	Tower	165 ft	1996	Panama City	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1001536	Tower	165 ft	1996	Panama City	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1239139	Tower	165 ft	2003	Panama City	Bay County School Board
1201331	Tower	160 ft	1999	Panama City	Powell Broadcasting Company, L.L.C.
1265914	Tower	156 ft	2013	Panama City	Alltel Corporation
1276588	Monopole	155 ft	2011	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1282226	Monopole	155 ft	2011	Panama City	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1292375	Monopole	155 ft	2014	Panama City	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1293704	Monopole	155 ft	2014	Panama City	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1221164	Monopole	153 ft	2003	Panama City	SBA Towers II LLC
1274920	Monopole	148 ft	2010	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1224494	Monopole	145 ft	2001	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1241845	Tower	143 ft	2004	Panama City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327079	Monopole	140 ft	2024	Tyndall Afb	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1026858	Monopole	130 ft	1994	Panama City	American Towers LLC
1241846	Monopole	126 ft	2005	Panama City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1260219	Tower	125 ft	2008	Panama City	BAY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
1284431	Tower	120 ft	2011	Panama City	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1253280	Monopole	114 ft	2006	Panama City	SBA Towers II LLC
1034270	Monopole	105 ft	1995	Lynn Haven	American Towers LLC
1257288	Tower	86 ft	2007	Panama City Beach	SBA Towers II LLC
1317737	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317750	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317793	Pole	56 ft	2021	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317890	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317896	Pole	56 ft	2021	Panama City	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317903	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Parkway	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317921	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1320421	Pole	56 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	ALLTEL Corporation
1317729	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317730	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317923	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317938	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317939	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1319959	Pole	54 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317734	Pole	53 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317736	Pole	53 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317922	Pole	53 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317726	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317727	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317732	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317733	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317738	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317765	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	ALLTEL Corporation
1317882	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317897	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	ALLTEL Corporation
1317899	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317935	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317937	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1317940	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1319961	Pole	50 ft	2021	Tyndall Afb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1244159	Tower	24 ft	2005	Panama City	DeTect, Inc

If you have a tower lease in Bay County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Florida with similar tower counts: Lee County (159), Marion County (155), Pasco County (149), Leon County (122), Lake County (118).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.