Mississippi / Forrest County
#6 of 82 MS counties · 94 structures
Cell towers in Forrest County, MS
The FCC registry lists 94 constructed antenna structures in Forrest County, 2% of Mississippi's 3,787. Ownership is spread across 46 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 25 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 45 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 94
- 2Tallest 1027 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 307 ft) 266 ft
Who owns the towers in Forrest County
46 different registrants own the 94 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 266 feet, 41 feet shorter than the Mississippi median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Petal at 1027 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1028163 | Tower | 1027 ft | 1997 | Petal | Blakeney Communications, Inc. |
| 1042287 | Guyed tower | 738 ft | 1987 | Hattiesburg | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1042320 | Tower | 515 ft | 1996 | Petal | BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WXRR FM |
| 1041648 | Guyed tower | 500 ft | 1993 | Brooklyn | Alltel Corporation |
| 1302150 | Guyed tower | 470 ft | 2017 | Hattiesburg | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1208511 | Tower | 468 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1039927 | Guyed tower | 440 ft | 1992 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1262858 | Guyed tower | 424 ft | 2011 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1256032 | Tower | 421 ft | 2007 | Hattiesburg | Cooperative Energy |
| 1039928 | Tower | 420 ft | 1991 | Brooklyn | American Towers LLC |
| 1051021 | Tower | 420 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY |
| 1204845 | Guyed tower | 406 ft | 1999 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1056650 | Tower | 385 ft | 1996 | Hattiesburg | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1061117 | Tower | 384 ft | 1992 | Hattiesburg | WILLMUT GAS COMPANY |
| 1236941 | Tower | 382 ft | 2005 | Hattiesburg | Unity Broadcasters |
| 1060294 | Guyed tower | 365 ft | 1999 | Hattiesburg | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1326380 | Lattice tower | 365 ft | 2023 | Petal | Vertical Bridge 500, LLC |
| 1041051 | Tower | 363 ft | 1973 | Rock Hill | MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION |
| 1041976 | Tower | 358 ft | 2007 | Hattiesburg | Eagle Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1211651 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1210546 | Tower | 345 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1054140 | Tower | 335 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI |
| 1216506 | Guyed tower | 335 ft | 2001 | Wiggins | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1323351 | Lattice tower | 335 ft | 2023 | Petal | American Towers, LLC |
| 1221011 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2001 | Hattiesburg | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1212098 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1242359 | Tower | 320 ft | 2004 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1001147 | Guyed tower | 319 ft | 1996 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1064159 | Tower | 317 ft | 1985 | Petal | iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc. |
| 1314906 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2021 | Hattiesburg | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1264429 | Tower | 313 ft | 2008 | Hattiesburg | Wireless Communication Commission |
| 1219118 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1229696 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2002 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1326475 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2024 | Hattiesburg | Gulfsouth Tower Holdings Company, LLC |
| 1026063 | Guyed tower | 309 ft | 1997 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1016218 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2013 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1208397 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2002 | Purvis | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1220325 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2000 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1305780 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2020 | Wiggins | American Towers LLC |
| 1303534 | Lattice tower | 300 ft | 2018 | Petal | Dixie Electric Power Association |
| 1205547 | Guyed tower | 296 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1041859 | Lattice tower | 293 ft | 1984 | Purvis | Cooperative Energy |
| 1222193 | Tower | 289 ft | 2003 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1303988 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2018 | Petal | Dixie Electric Power Association |
| 1200631 | Guyed tower | 272 ft | 2008 | Hattiesburg | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1290522 | Lattice tower | 271 ft | 2014 | Petal | Alltel Corporation |
| 1216150 | Tower | 270 ft | 2000 | Wiggins | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1227604 | Tower | 263 ft | 2001 | Hattiesburg | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1037639 | Guyed tower | 262 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1219521 | Mast | 261 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1229745 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2001 | Hattiesburg | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1255023 | Guyed tower | 261 ft | 2006 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1060037 | Tower | 260 ft | 1999 | Hattiesburg | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1204643 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Rawls Springs | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1219353 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Hattiesburg | CCATT LLC |
| 1013858 | Guyed tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Wiggins | American Towers LLC |
| 1059894 | Tower | 254 ft | 2009 | Hattiesburg | FORREST, COUNTY OF |
| 1219252 | Tower | 245 ft | 2000 | Petal | American Towers, LLC |
| 1033904 | Tower | 244 ft | 2008 | Hattiesburg | MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY |
| 1042624 | Tower | 244 ft | 1982 | Hattiesburg | Comcast of Southern Mississippi, Inc. |
| 1041573 | On a building | 237 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1031872 | Guyed tower | 230 ft | 1997 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1041848 | Tower | 230 ft | 1999 | Hattiesburg | Cooperative Energy |
| 1302225 | Lattice tower | 230 ft | 2017 | Camp Shelby | State of MS Wireless Communication Commission |
| 1285500 | Lattice tower | 220 ft | 2013 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1040430 | Tower | 218 ft | 1994 | Mc Laurin | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1331936 | Lattice tower | 210 ft | 2026 | Petal | Gulfsouth Tower Holding Company, LLC |
| 1040502 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1249463 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Camp Shelby | MISSISSIPPI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD |
| 1253795 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Hattiesburg | Alltel Corporation |
| 1200769 | Monopole | 198 ft | 1999 | Petal | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1288814 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2014 | Hattiesburg | Alltel Corporation |
| 1286651 | Lattice tower | 197 ft | 2013 | Hattiesburg | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1303535 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2018 | Petal | Dixie Electric Power Association |
| 1056701 | Tower | 190 ft | 1994 | Hattiesburg | MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION |
| 1301794 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2017 | Hattiesburg | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1305609 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2018 | Petal | Dixie Electric Power Association |
| 1306092 | Lattice tower | 175 ft | 2018 | Petal | Dixie Electric Power Association |
| 1037638 | Other or unspecified | 165 ft | 2011 | Hattiesburg | American Towers, LLC |
| 1279556 | Tower | 161 ft | 2012 | Petal | American Towers LLC |
| 1282353 | Tower | 160 ft | 2012 | Hattiesburg | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1316321 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2021 | Hattiesburg | ALLTEL Corporation |
| 1248248 | Monopole | 153 ft | 2005 | Hattiesburg | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1280109 | Tower | 137 ft | 2011 | Hattiesburg | Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association |
| 1282971 | Tower | 131 ft | 2012 | Hattiesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1200319 | Tower | 126 ft | 1997 | Hattiesburg | State of Mississippi, Department of Public Safety |
| 1207487 | Tower | 123 ft | 2008 | Hattiesburg | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1041842 | Pole | 106 ft | 1997 | Hattiesburg | Cooperative Energy |
| 1205030 | Tower | 98 ft | 1999 | Hattiesburg | DUFF AMUSEMENT CO., INC. |
| 1206730 | Tower | 75 ft | 1972 | Hattiesburg | The Kansas City Southern Railway Company |
| 1302036 | Pole | 70 ft | 2018 | Mclaurin | The Kansas City Southern Railway Company |
| 1304825 | Mast | 66 ft | 2018 | Hattiesburg | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1305139 | Monopole | 66 ft | 2018 | Mccallum | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1277082 | Pole | 36 ft | 2011 | Hattiesburg | Mississippi Department of Transportation |
If you have a tower lease in Forrest 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 Mississippi with similar tower counts: Rankin County (116), Lauderdale County (108), DeSoto County (95), Jackson County (90), Jones County (89).
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.