Cell towers in Sumter County, FL

The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Sumter County, 1% of Florida's 6,647. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 49
2Tallest 469 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 44 of 67 in FL

Most common type

Tower

31% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Sumter County

26 different registrants own the 49 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 Sumter County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, 66 feet taller than the Florida median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Bushnell at 469 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Sumter 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
1003461	Guyed tower	469 ft	1996	Bushnell	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
1029186	Guyed tower	420 ft	1982	Sumterville	Sumter Communications, Inc
1040910	Guyed tower	410 ft	1997	Bushnell	American Towers LLC
1042815	Guyed tower	410 ft	1998	Wildwood	American Towers LLC
1210877	Lattice tower	341 ft	2012	Lake Panasoffkee	Sumter Communications, Inc
1210879	Lattice tower	341 ft	2012	Tarrytown	Sumter Communications, Inc
1321651	Lattice tower	332 ft	2022	Sumterville	Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1026453	Guyed tower	326 ft	1997	Wildwood	SBA Properties, LLC
1026115	Guyed tower	315 ft	1992	Bushnell	American Towers LLC
1040911	Other or unspecified	310 ft	1997	Webster	American Towers LLC
1063264	Tower	310 ft	1995	Bushnell	BUSHNELL, CITY OF
1220731	Guyed tower	309 ft	2000	Center Hill	American Towers LLC
1222684	Tower	309 ft	2001	Center Hill	American Towers LLC
1202924	Tower	307 ft	2000	Oxford	SBA Properties, LLC
1230173	Tower	307 ft	2003	Lady Lake	Villages Communications, Inc.
1027581	Tower	305 ft	1985	Sumterville	SUMTER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1029175	Tower	305 ft	1998	Bushnell	SBA Towers, LLC
1311468	Lattice tower	300 ft	2020	Adamsville	Villages Communications, Inc.
1323891	Lattice tower	300 ft	2023	Sumterville	THE VILLAGES COMMUNICATION INC.
1027959	Guyed tower	293 ft	1986	Webster	American Towers LLC
1028377	Lattice tower	290 ft	2009	Wildwood	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1062087	Tower	288 ft	1999	Saint Catherine	Florida, State of
1026114	Tower	286 ft	1990	Oxford	Alltel Corporation
1059121	Lattice tower	275 ft	1999	Oxford	American Towers, LLC
1004347	Other or unspecified	265 ft	1997	Bushnell	American Towers, LLC
1280984	Mast	259 ft	2012	Wildwood	Tower Development Corporation
1226701	Tower	258 ft	2001	Bushnell	STC Two LLC
1206248	Guyed tower	256 ft	2000	Oxford	SBA Properties, LLC
1333313	Lattice tower	255 ft	2026	Sumterville	THE VILLAGES COMMUNICATION INC.
1062086	Tower	253 ft	1999	Wildwood	Florida, State of
1212888	Tower	250 ft	2000	Center Hill	Private owner (name withheld)
1301026	Lattice tower	235 ft	2017	Sumterville	ALLTEL Corporation
1030876	Tower	216 ft	1996	Wildwood	WILDWOOD, CITY OF
1302428	Monopole	210 ft	2017	Lake Panasoffkee	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1299425	Monopole	204 ft	2017	Coleman	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1321194	Monopole	200 ft	2022	Oxford	CitySwitch II, LLC
1017457	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1997	Webster	American Towers, LLC
1286788	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Oxford	American Towers LLC
1305688	Monopole	199 ft	2018	The Villages	NexTower Development Group, LLC
1307443	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Wildwood	NexTower Development Group, LLC
1310518	Monopole	199 ft	2019	The Villages	NexTower Development Group, LLC
1318124	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Wildwood	Skyway Towers, LLC
1321552	Lattice tower	199 ft	2022	Wildwood	Vertical Bridge 500, LLC
1246459	Guyed tower	198 ft	2004	Webster	American Towers LLC
1290393	Lattice tower	190 ft	2014	Wildwood	Multiband Corporation - Engineering and Wireless Division, SE
1235088	Lattice tower	173 ft	1997	Bushnell	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1238526	Tower	170 ft	1997	Coleman	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1235087	Tower	169 ft	1997	Wildwood	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1235089	Tower	169 ft	1997	Wildwood	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC

If you have a tower lease in Sumter 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: Suwannee County (55), Gadsden County (54), Indian River County (52), Flagler County (48), Hendry County (43).

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.