When will the power be back in Gardendale, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Gardendale is a city of about 16,444 residents in Jefferson County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Gardendale by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Gardendale 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 Gardendale:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Gardendale: the closest other places we track are Birmingham, about 10 miles to the south; Trussville, about 13 miles to the east; Leeds, about 16 miles to the southeast; and Moody, about 19 miles to the east. Also nearby: Bessemer (23 mi SW), Pelham (25 mi S), Chelsea (27 mi S), Helena (27 mi S), Jasper (29 mi NW), Alabaster (31 mi S), Pell City (32 mi E) and Calera (38 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Huntsville (72 mi); northeast toward Rainbow City (45 mi); east toward Talladega (44 mi); southeast toward Sylacauga (46 mi); south toward Millbrook (84 mi); and southwest toward Tuscaloosa (51 mi).
Who serves Gardendale?
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.
Gardendale's last tracked outage began Oct 4, peaked at 509 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 4 — 509 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 47 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 27 — 75 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 24 — 274 customers out, restored in 6 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
How do I check the power outage status in Gardendale, AL?
To check your own street, search a Gardendale ZIP code — 35071 — and the map opens on that area.
