When will the power be back in Anniston, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Anniston is a city of about 21,127 residents in Calhoun County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Anniston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Anniston is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Anniston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Anniston: the closest other places we track are Oxford, about 6 miles to the southwest; Jacksonville, about 10 miles to the north; Talladega, about 23 miles to the southwest; and Rainbow City, about 24 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Gadsden (26 mi NW); Pell City (27 mi W); Moody (40 mi W); Cedartown, GA (41 mi NE); Boaz (41 mi NW); Carrollton, GA (42 mi E); Sylacauga (43 mi SW); and Leeds (44 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Rome, GA (55 mi); east toward Villa Rica, GA (52 mi); southeast toward LaGrange, GA (63 mi); south toward Alexander City (53 mi); southwest toward Chelsea (53 mi); west toward Trussville (44 mi); and northwest toward Albertville (47 mi).
Who serves Anniston?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Calhoun County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative and City of Piedmont also serve parts of Calhoun County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Anniston's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 31 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 1 — 31 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 30 — 38 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 29 — 42 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 23 — 27 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Calhoun County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.5 hr. The full record for Calhoun County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Anniston, AL?
To check your own street, search an Anniston ZIP code — 36201, 36202, 36204, 36205, 36206 or 36207 — and the map opens on that area.
