When will the power be back in Auburn, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Auburn is a city of about 83,757 residents in Lee County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Auburn by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Auburn 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 Auburn:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Auburn: the closest other places we track are Opelika, about 8 miles to the northeast; Valley, about 23 miles to the northeast; Phenix City, about 29 miles to the east; and Alexander City, about 33 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Columbus, GA (36 mi E); LaGrange, GA (39 mi NE); Pike Road (41 mi SW); Montgomery (49 mi W); Millbrook (52 mi W); Eufaula (52 mi SE); Prattville (57 mi W); and Sylacauga (60 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Carrollton, GA (71 mi); northeast toward Newnan, GA (67 mi); southeast toward Americus, GA (83 mi); south toward Ozark (80 mi); southwest toward Troy (62 mi); west toward Selma (91 mi); and northwest toward Talladega (67 mi).
Who serves Auburn?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power and Dixie EC ↗ in Lee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative and City of Opelika also serve parts of Lee County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Auburn's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 48 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 48 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 243 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 24 — 25 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 23 — 331 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
County context: across all of Lee County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Lee County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Auburn, 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 Auburn's own record: across the 5 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 Auburn, AL?
To check your own street, search an Auburn ZIP code — 36830, 36831 or 36832 — and the map opens on that area.
