When will the power be back in Fairbanks, AK?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Fairbanks North Star, Alaska

No significant borough-wide outage reported in Fairbanks North Star, AK right now.

Lights out where you are? Very small or brand-new outages can take a few minutes to reach borough-level data — check your exact address on the live map, and see what to check before you report it.

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Elsewhere in Alaska: 218 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 7:46 PM AKDT.

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⚡ No power in Fairbanks, AK? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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Numbers here come from utilities' own live outage maps: Alaska is not included in the federal government's county outage data.

What we track for Fairbanks

Fairbanks is a city of about 31,732 residents in Fairbanks North Star.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Fairbanks by name, so this page reports the Fairbanks North Star borough-wide view, which covers Fairbanks. If a serving utility does name Fairbanks during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Fairbanks:

Fairbanks also extends into a neighboring borough: 99706 · 99790. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Who serves Fairbanks?

We track live outage data from Golden Valley Electric in Fairbanks North Star — but several utilities can serve one borough, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. G&K also serves parts of Fairbanks North Star — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in Fairbanks

Fairbanks's last tracked outage began Sep 12, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

Sep 12 — 28 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 2 — 36 customers out, restored in 7 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

Borough context: across all of Fairbanks North Star, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Fairbanks North Star

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Fairbanks, AK?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Fairbanks's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Fairbanks, AK?

To check your own street, search a Fairbanks ZIP code — 99701, 99707, 99708, 99709, 99710, 99711 or any of the other 2 — and the map opens on that area.

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