When will the power be back in Bessemer, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bessemer is a city of about 25,079 residents in Jefferson County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Bessemer by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bessemer 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 Bessemer:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bessemer: the closest other places we track are Hueytown, about 5 miles to the northwest; Helena, about 8 miles to the southeast; Hoover, about 9 miles to the east; and Homewood, about 11 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Pelham (13 mi E), Alabaster (14 mi SE), Vestavia Hills (14 mi NE), Birmingham (15 mi NE), Mountain Brook (16 mi NE), Chelsea (20 mi E), Calera (21 mi SE) and Irondale (22 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cullman (56 mi); northeast toward Gardendale (23 mi); east toward Pell City (43 mi); southeast toward Alexander City (68 mi); south toward Selma (66 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (121 mi); west toward Tuscaloosa (33 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (37 mi).
Who serves Bessemer?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Jefferson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Bessemer Utilities and City of Tarrant also serve parts of Jefferson County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Bessemer's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 114 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 30 — 114 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 21 — 580 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 19 — 466 customers out, restored in 15 hours
- Sep 17 — 27 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12 hr. The full record for Jefferson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bessemer, 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 Bessemer's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bessemer, AL?
To check your own street, search a Bessemer ZIP code — 35020, 35021, 35022 or 35023 — and the map opens on that area.
