When will the power be back in Birmingham, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
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:
+ 49 more 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 Gardendale, about 10 miles to the north; Leeds, about 13 miles to the east; Trussville, about 15 miles to the northeast; and Bessemer, about 15 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Pelham (15 mi S), Helena (18 mi S), Chelsea (18 mi SE), Moody (18 mi E), Alabaster (21 mi S), Calera (28 mi S), Pell City (31 mi E) and Jasper (35 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Huntsville (81 mi); northeast toward Rainbow City (49 mi); east toward Talladega (41 mi); southeast toward Sylacauga (39 mi); south toward Millbrook (75 mi); southwest toward Tuscaloosa (47 mi); and west toward Northport (50 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.
Birmingham's last tracked outage began Oct 14, peaked at 40 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 13 hours.
- Oct 14 — 40 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 14 — 750 customers out, restored in 12 hours
- Oct 13 — 134 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Oct 12 — 498 customers out, restored in 27 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 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 13 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.
