When will the power be back in Birmingham, AL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Jefferson County, Alabama

customers reported out in Birmingham · live from Alabama Power

Utility restoration time for Birmingham: Oct 4, 2:00 AM CDT

Birmingham outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size ran ~15 hr start to finish (37 on record)

Across the whole county (Jefferson, AL, all utilities): 20 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~19 hr start to finish (14 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Birmingham figure above.

Updated 10:47 PM CDT.

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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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What we track for Birmingham

Birmingham is a city of about 196,357 residents in Jefferson County.

Alabama Power has reported outages for Birmingham by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Birmingham 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 Birmingham:

Birmingham also extends into a neighboring county: 35242. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Birmingham: the closest other places we track are Mountain Brook, about 4 miles to the southeast; Homewood, about 5 miles to the south; Vestavia Hills, about 6 miles to the southeast; and Irondale, about 8 miles to the east. Also nearby: Gardendale (10 mi N), Center Point (10 mi NE), Hoover (11 mi S), Leeds (13 mi E), Trussville (15 mi NE), Hueytown (15 mi SW), Bessemer (15 mi SW) and Pelham (15 mi S).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cullman (45 mi); northeast toward Clay (16 mi); east toward Moody (18 mi); southeast toward Chelsea (18 mi); south toward Helena (18 mi); southwest toward Tuscaloosa (47 mi); west toward Northport (50 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (35 mi).

Who serves Birmingham?

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.

Recent outages tracked in Birmingham

Birmingham's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 728 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.

Oct 2 — 728 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Oct 1 — 396 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Oct 1 — 182 customers out, restored in 8 hours
Oct 1 — 78 customers out, restored in 2 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.

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 Birmingham, 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 Birmingham's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Birmingham, AL?

To check your own street, search a Birmingham ZIP code — 35201, 35202, 35203, 35204, 35205, 35206 or any of the other 55 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Bessemer · Center Point · Clay · Gardendale · Homewood · Hoover · Hueytown · Irondale

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