Cell towers in Sumter County, GA

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Sumter County, 1% of Georgia's 5,726. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 30
2Tallest 422 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 256 ft) 267 ft

Structures

rank 68 of 159 in GA

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Sumter County

18 different registrants own the 30 structures. 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 267 feet, 11 feet taller than the Georgia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Americus at 422 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

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
1020133	Tower	422 ft	1992	Americus	Public Service Towers, Inc.
1306925	Guyed tower	420 ft	2018	Leslie	TC Tower Acquisitions, LLC
1020013	Tower	415 ft	2006	Americus	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1304415	Guyed tower	399 ft	2018	Plains	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1230801	Tower	345 ft	2001	Americus	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1215142	Guyed tower	344 ft	2000	Plains	American Towers LLC
1023712	Guyed tower	340 ft	2008	Andersonville	American Towers LLC
1026406	Guyed tower	323 ft	1997	Americus	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1016809	Guyed tower	315 ft	2005	Cobb	Verizon Wireless of the East LP
1246547	Tower	310 ft	2004	Plains	American Towers LLC
1244318	Guyed tower	303 ft	2004	Americus	American Towers LLC
1330530	Lattice tower	297 ft	2025	Americus	Georgia Department of Public Safety
1051573	Tower	295 ft	1979	Americus	SUMTER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
1019606	Tower	289 ft	1961	Americus	SUMTER BROADCASTING CO INC
1244133	Tower	270 ft	2009	Leslie	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1244320	Tower	264 ft	2009	Lamar	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1021290	Lattice tower	257 ft	2003	Americus	SBA Towers III LLC
1243708	Tower	255 ft	2004	Leslie	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1244612	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Americus	American Towers LLC
1032851	Tower	230 ft	1963	Americus	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1020699	Tower	220 ft	1961	Americus	GEORGIA, STATE OF
1322412	Lattice tower	220 ft	2022	Americus	City of Americus
1020319	Tower	219 ft	1976	Plains	CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY INC
1020317	Tower	211 ft	1976	Leslie	CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY INC
1247275	Tower	199 ft	2005	Americus	Public Service Towers, Inc.
1326198	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Americus	Tarpon Towers IV, LLC
1311528	Lattice tower	160 ft	2020	Americus	CitySwitch II, LLC
1244650	Tower	140 ft	2004	Americus	American Towers LLC
1245325	Lattice tower	140 ft	2013	Americus	American Towers LLC
1205762	Tower	33 ft	1995	Americus	AMERICUS & SUMTER COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION

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 Georgia with similar tower counts: Harris County (30), Jones County (30), Peach County (30), Worth County (30), Twiggs County (29).

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.