Florida / Columbia County

#30 of 67 FL counties · 75 structures

Cell towers in Columbia County, FL

The FCC registry lists 75 constructed antenna structures in Columbia County, 1% of Florida's 6,647. Ownership is spread across 35 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 13 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 75
  2. 2Tallest 523 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 199 ft) 275 ft
Structures
75
rank 30 of 67 in FL
Most common type
Tower
47% of structures
Over 200 feet
62
83% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Columbia County

35 different registrants own the 75 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.

Crown Castle13American Tower11Columbia County BoCC9SBA Communications8Alltel5T-Mobile3L3Harris Technologies, Inc.2Drew Development, LLC.2
Constructed structures in Columbia County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 275 feet, 76 feet taller than the Florida median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Lake City at 523 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

Tower35Lattice tower20Guyed tower11Other or unspecified6Monopole2Pole1
Structures in Columbia County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s81980s241990s182000s192010s52020s
Structures in Columbia 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1030225Tower523 ft1980Lake CityPinnacle Towers LLC
1026397Tower501 ft1997Lake CityPinnacle Towers LLC
1030227Tower465 ft1984Lake CityPinnacle Towers LLC
1231337Guyed tower422 ft2011Fort WhiteL3Harris Technologies, Inc.
1308253Guyed tower421 ft2019Lake CityFlorida Power & Light co
1026094Tower420 ft2007Lake CityAlltel Corporation
1200484Tower420 ft2007Lake CityColumbia County Sheriff Office
1200707Tower420 ft1998Lake CityANDERSON-COLUMBIA COMPANY, INC.
1031340Tower400 ft1985Lake CityNewman Media, Inc.
1200714Tower399 ft1999Lake CitySBA Towers, LLC
1200377Tower367 ft1998Lake CityPinnacle Towers LLC
1031629Tower358 ft1980Lake CityPrivate owner (name withheld)
1028370Tower353 ft2003Fort WhiteDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1029003Tower350 ft1994Lake CityCCATT LLC
1055425Guyed tower343 ft1995Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1041317Guyed tower342 ft1998Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1302220Lattice tower335 ft2017Lake CityColumbia County BoCC
1301017Lattice tower330 ft2017Lake CityColumbia County BoCC
1309691Lattice tower330 ft2019Lake CityClay Electric Cooperative, Inc
1330902Lattice tower330 ft2026WinfieldColumbia County BoCC
1210285Tower322 ft1999Lake CityCity of Lake City
1027946Other or unspecified321 ft2009Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1231914Tower321 ft2002Lake CityCCATT LLC
1026099Guyed tower320 ft1994White SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1049323Guyed tower320 ft2018Fort WhiteColumbia County BoCC
1055549Tower318 ft1999Fort WhiteCCATT LLC
1026096Tower316 ft1991MasonAlltel Corporation
1318175Lattice tower315 ft2022Lake CityCitySwitch II, LLC
1215273Guyed tower311 ft2000Lake CityCellco Partnership
1061374Tower310 ft1998EllisvilleFlorida, State of
1245167Tower310 ft2005Lake CityAlltel Corporation
1206281Tower308 ft2003WinfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1029005Tower306 ft1994Columbia CityCCATT LLC
1027609Tower304 ft1982Lake CityComcast of Arkansas/Louisiana/Minnesota/Mississippi/Tennessee, LLC
1255493Other or unspecified300 ft2018Lake CityColumbia County BoCC
1027952Tower296 ft2011EllisvilleAT&T Corp
1313470Lattice tower280 ft2020BentonColumbia County BoCC
1049322Tower275 ft1998Lake CityColumbia County BoCC
1301983Lattice tower270 ft2017White SpringsNexTower Development Group, LLC
1051847Other or unspecified269 ft1998Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1050956Lattice tower267 ft1997White SpringsAmerican Towers, LLC
1050958Guyed tower267 ft1997Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1001544Tower265 ft1996Lake CityCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1001546Tower265 ft1996Lake CityCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1050952Lattice tower260 ft2010Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1232815Tower260 ft2002Lake CityCCATT LLC
1250216Tower260 ft2006Lake CityAlltel Corporation
1275749Guyed tower260 ft2010Lake CitySBA Towers IV, LLC
1296060Lattice tower260 ft2016Fort WhiteAlltel Corporation
1308029Lattice tower260 ft2022Fort WhiteTowerCom VIII-B, LLC
1051490Lattice tower258 ft1999Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1247355Lattice tower257 ft2006Lake CitySBA Towers II LLC
1211515Tower255 ft2001Lake CitySTC Two LLC
1242161Lattice tower255 ft2004Fort WhiteSBA Towers II LLC
1266517Guyed tower255 ft2009LuluSBA Towers II LLC
1329159Lattice tower255 ft2026Lake CityRowStar, LLC
1298368Lattice tower250 ft2019Lake CityVB BTS III, LLC
1030855Other or unspecified249 ft1981Lake CityDrew Development, LLC.
1030856Other or unspecified249 ft1981Lake CityDrew Development, LLC.
1307265Lattice tower235 ft2019White SpringsSBA Towers X, LLC
1032482Lattice tower203 ft1997Lake CityBELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1061369Tower203 ft1998Lake CityFlorida, State of
1234032Other or unspecified199 ft2002Lake CityT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1308066Monopole198 ft2019Lake CitySBA Towers X, LLC
1281312Guyed tower188 ft1996Lake CityCCATT LLC
1280885Monopole185 ft2013Lake CityAmerican Towers LLC
1306527Lattice tower185 ft2018Ft. WhiteColumbia County BoCC
1233887Tower174 ft2002Lake CityCCATT LLC
1231547Tower165 ft2006Lake CityT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1302721Lattice tower163 ft2017Lake CityColumbia County BoCC
1276649Pole160 ft2011Lake CitySBA Towers IV, LLC
1214772Tower158 ft1987Lake CityFlorida Power & Light
1030777Tower150 ft1977Lake CityL3Harris Technologies, Inc.
1235638Tower133 ft2002Lake CityT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206254Tower37 ft1997Lake CityCITY OF LAKE CITY, FLORIDA

If you have a tower lease in Columbia 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: Manatee County (81), St. Lucie County (80), St. Johns County (79), Nassau County (74), Monroe County (71).

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.