When will the power be back in Gadsden, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Gadsden is a city of about 33,086 residents in Etowah County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Gadsden by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Gadsden 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 Gadsden:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Gadsden: the closest other places we track are Rainbow City, about 7 miles to the southwest; Boaz, about 15 miles to the northwest; Jacksonville, about 20 miles to the southeast; and Albertville, about 21 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Anniston (26 mi SE); Oxford (30 mi S); Pell City (34 mi SW); Moody (40 mi SW); Talladega (40 mi S); Clay (40 mi SW); Trussville (41 mi SW); and Cedartown, GA (44 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Winchester, TN (82 mi); northeast toward Calhoun, GA (70 mi); east toward Rome, GA (51 mi); southeast toward Carrollton, GA (61 mi); south toward Sylacauga (59 mi); southwest toward Leeds (45 mi); west toward Cullman (49 mi); and northwest toward Huntsville (60 mi).
Who serves Gadsden?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Etowah County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative and Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative also serve parts of Etowah County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Gadsden's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 1,237 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 30 — 1,237 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 30 — 222 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 27 — 184 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 26 — 76 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Etowah County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.8 hr. The full record for Etowah County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Gadsden, AL?
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 Gadsden's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Gadsden, AL?
To check your own street, search a Gadsden ZIP code — 35901, 35902, 35903, 35904, 35905 or 35907 — and the map opens on that area.
