#3 of 82 MS counties · 116 structures

Cell towers in Rankin County, MS

The FCC registry lists 116 constructed antenna structures in Rankin County, 3% of Mississippi's 3,787 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 42 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 32 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 56 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 116
2Tallest 937 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 307 ft) 250 ft

Structures

116

rank 3 of 82 in MS

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

61% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Rankin County

42 different registrants own the 116 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 Rankin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 250 feet, 57 feet shorter than the Mississippi median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Pelahatchie at 937 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rankin 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
1049682	Tower	937 ft	1987	Pelahatchie	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1053554	Tower	503 ft	1989	Monterey Township	J. C. MAXWELL BROADCASTING GROUP
1262911	Tower	499 ft	2008	Braxton	Rankin County Sheriff's Department
1262912	Tower	499 ft	2008	Pelahatchie	Rankin County Sheriff's Department
1267660	Tower	499 ft	2009	Florence	State of MS Wireless Communication Commission
1267664	Tower	470 ft	2009	Cato	State of MS Wireless Communication Commission
1286278	Lattice tower	423 ft	2013	Brandon	Cooperative Energy
1286301	Lattice tower	423 ft	2013	Florence	Cooperative Energy
1042665	Guyed tower	422 ft	2011	Pelahatchie	American Towers LLC
1021404	Guyed tower	420 ft	1997	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1054692	Tower	420 ft	2003	Brandon	Commercial Communications LLC
1210403	Tower	418 ft	2000	Brandon	Crown Castle South LLC
1239011	Tower	417 ft	2003	Pelahatchie	BAY SPRINGS TELEPHONE COMPANY
1040975	Tower	409 ft	1997	Rankin	Alltel Corporation
1008325	Guyed tower	407 ft	1997	Ratliff	Crown Castle South LLC
1205833	Tower	385 ft	1999	Florence	American Towers LLC
1041394	Tower	375 ft	1989	Pelahatchie	MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF DBA = MS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1002124	Tower	372 ft	1994	Brandon	JACKSON CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY INC DBA = CENTURY CELLUNET
1047638	Tower	349 ft	1998	Rankin	Alltel Corporation
1055627	Guyed tower	349 ft	1998	Madison	Alltel Corporation
1205922	Tower	349 ft	1999	Anse	Alltel Corporation
1213629	Guyed tower	349 ft	2000	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1225711	Tower	349 ft	2010	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1021277	Guyed tower	348 ft	1995	Brandon	Alltel Corporation
1282984	Tower	343 ft	2012	Brandon	Cooperative Energy
1215706	Guyed tower	332 ft	2000	Florence	American Towers LLC
1289124	Guyed tower	331 ft	2014	Pelahatchie	Alltel Corporation
1227256	Tower	328 ft	2001	Brandon	Pursue Energy Corporation
1202269	Guyed tower	324 ft	2010	Florence	American Towers LLC
1243067	Tower	320 ft	2004	Florence	American Towers LLC
1247031	Tower	320 ft	2005	Puckett	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1312424	Lattice tower	315 ft	2019	Morton	CitySwitch II, LLC
1251754	Tower	311 ft	2006	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1252799	Guyed tower	311 ft	2006	Florence	American Towers LLC
1254355	Guyed tower	311 ft	2006	Pelahatchie	American Towers LLC
1255136	Guyed tower	311 ft	2007	Pearl	American Towers LLC
1285658	Guyed tower	311 ft	2013	Pellahatchie	American Towers LLC
1296674	Lattice tower	311 ft	2020	Braxton	Alltel Corporation
1047447	Tower	310 ft	1973	Brandon	On Top Communications of Mississippi, LLC, Debtor-In-Possession
1247682	Guyed tower	310 ft	2005	Brandon	SBA Towers V, LLC
1322864	Lattice tower	310 ft	2022	Brandon	Entergy Services, LLC
1232461	Lattice tower	308 ft	2002	Brandon	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1252540	Lattice tower	307 ft	2006	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1050533	Guyed tower	305 ft	1986	Rankin	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1214583	Guyed tower	305 ft	2000	Florence	SBA Properties, LLC
1217103	Guyed tower	305 ft	2000	Brandon	SBA Properties, LLC
1254626	Guyed tower	304 ft	2006	Pelahatchie	TV6 Holdings LLC
1061019	Tower	303 ft	2000	Brandon	K-LOVE, Inc.
1040704	Lattice tower	270 ft	1994	Florence	Crown Castle South LLC
1059472	Lattice tower	270 ft	1998	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1293284	Lattice tower	270 ft	2022	Brandon	KeyPoint Communications, LLC
1055634	Monopole	268 ft	1998	Brandon	Alltel Corporation
1052716	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1967	Brandon	WRKN, INC.
1052717	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1967	Brandon	WRKN, INC.
1039599	Tower	265 ft	1996	Pelahat	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1233522	Lattice tower	261 ft	2002	Florence	SBA Structures, LLC
1207435	Tower	259 ft	1999	Brandon	American Towers, LLC
1308216	Lattice tower	255 ft	2019	Brandon	CitySwitch II, LLC
1207433	Lattice tower	246 ft	1999	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1243589	Guyed tower	235 ft	2004	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1280155	Tower	230 ft	2012	Florence	SBA Towers V, LLC
1251192	Monopole	227 ft	2005	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1268271	Tower	223 ft	2009	Pearl	State of MS Wireless Communication Commission
1244027	Monopole	220 ft	2004	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1035159	Tower	216 ft	1998	Brandon	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1271870	Monopole	216 ft	2010	Florence	American Towers LLC
1306000	Lattice tower	211 ft	2019	Florence	ALLTEL Corporation
1041866	Tower	210 ft	1979	Star	MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
1059475	Tower	210 ft	1998	Pearl	American Towers LLC
1241841	Monopole	210 ft	2004	Richland	American Towers LLC
1022586	Guyed tower	208 ft	1975	Jackson	American Towers, LLC
1246151	Monopole	200 ft	2005	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1221907	Tower	199 ft	2001	Pearl	Alltel Corporation
1230041	Tower	199 ft	1999	Pearl	American Towers, LLC
1262132	Tower	199 ft	2008	Brandon	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1213749	Tower	198 ft	2000	Flowood	Crown Castle South LLC
1295609	Monopole	198 ft	2016	Brandon	American Towers LLC
1330484	Monopole	198 ft	2025	Pearl	The Towers, LLC
1035160	Tower	195 ft	1998	Pearl	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039606	Tower	195 ft	1996	Brandon	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1250257	Tower	190 ft	2005	Pearl	Cellco Partnership
1303957	Monopole	190 ft	2018	Flowood	AirSpaces, LLC
1208300	Tower	189 ft	2000	Flowood	Alltel Corporation
1253401	Monopole	185 ft	2006	Brandon	SBA Towers V, LLC
1212770	Tower	182 ft	2000	Flowood	CCATT LLC
1207514	Tower	180 ft	1997	Flowood	Crown Castle South LLC
1059479	Lattice tower	176 ft	1998	Flowood	American Towers LLC
1242010	Tower	175 ft	1987	Braxton	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1318995	Monopole	171 ft	2023	Brandon	ALLTEL Corporation
1280789	Monopole	166 ft	2005	Pearl	CCATT LLC
1000457	Tower	165 ft	1996	Pearl	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1332535	Monopole	161 ft	2026	Pearl	AirSpaces, LLC
1311005	Monopole	160 ft	2020	Brandon	K2 Towers III, LLC
1283794	Pole	155 ft	1990	Brandon	CCATT LLC
1325759	Monopole	155 ft	2025	Pearl	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1207489	Mast	151 ft	1996	Pearl	Crown Castle South LLC
1327673	Monopole	150 ft	2024	Flowood	City of Flowood
1315413	Monopole	140 ft	2021	Flowood	City of Flowood
1266828	Tower	135 ft	2009	Pearl	American Towers LLC
1297387	Lattice tower	135 ft	2016	Pelahatchie	Entergy Services, LLC
1207513	Monopole	132 ft	1999	Flowood	Crown Castle South LLC
1255509	Monopole	130 ft	2006	Pearl	American Towers LLC
1267452	Pole	128 ft	2009	Flowood	American Towers LLC
1279966	Tower	113 ft	2007	Pearl	Pearl Municipal Broadcasting
1321096	Lattice tower	100 ft	2021	Brandon	Brandon, City of
1207504	Tower	90 ft	2000	Pearl	Connoisseur Media Operations, LLC
1329296	Pole	45 ft	2024	Flowood	ExteNet Systems, LLC
1325847	Pole	39 ft	2023	Pearl	ExteNet Systems, LLC
1325895	Pole	39 ft	2023	Pearl	ExteNet Systems, LLC
1326013	Pole	39 ft	2023	Pearl	ExteNet Systems, LLC
1327080	Pole	39 ft	2023	Pearl	ExteNet Systems, LLC
1323582	Pole	37 ft	2024	Flowood	ALLTEL Corporation
1324214	Pole	37 ft	2023	Flowood	ALLTEL Corporation
1324323	Pole	37 ft	2023	Flowood	ALLTEL Corporation
1324324	Monopole	37 ft	2023	Flowood	ALLTEL Corporation
1324518	Pole	37 ft	2024	Flowood	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Rankin 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: Hinds County (149), Harrison County (148), Lauderdale County (108), DeSoto County (95), Forrest County (94).

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.