When will the power be back in Dothan, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Dothan is a city of about 71,650 residents in Houston County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Dothan by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Dothan 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 Dothan:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dothan: the closest other places we track are Ozark, about 21 miles to the northwest; Enterprise, about 27 miles to the west; Eufaula, about 49 miles to the north; and Troy, about 51 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Bainbridge, GA (54 mi SE); Lynn Haven, FL (70 mi S); Panama City, FL (72 mi S); Panama City Beach, FL (74 mi S); Cairo, GA (75 mi E); Albany, GA (76 mi E); Callaway, FL (76 mi S); and Crestview, FL (77 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Phenix City (88 mi); northeast toward Americus, GA (91 mi); east toward Thomasville, GA (89 mi); southeast toward Tallahassee, FL (87 mi); southwest toward Niceville, FL (80 mi); west toward Spanish Fort (150 mi); and northwest toward Pike Road (83 mi).
Who serves Dothan?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power and Wiregrass Electric Cooperative ↗ in Houston County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Dothan also serves parts of Houston County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Dothan's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 36 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 29 — 36 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 22 — 70 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 22 — 58 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 20 — 478 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Houston County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.8 hr. The full record for Houston County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Dothan, 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 Dothan's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Dothan, AL?
To check your own street, search a Dothan ZIP code — 36301, 36302, 36303, 36304 or 36305 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Dothan specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Dothan we have the city-level view: Alabama Power has published outages for Dothan under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Dothan is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Houston County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Dothan.
