When will the power be back in Opelika, AL?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Opelika, Alabama — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Opelika is a city in Lee County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Opelika directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Opelika is a city of about 35,005 residents in Lee County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Opelika by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Opelika 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 Opelika: 36801 · 36802 · 36803 · 36804 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Opelika: the closest other places we track are Auburn, about 8 miles to the southwest; Valley, about 15 miles to the northeast; Phenix City, about 25 miles to the southeast; Columbus, GA, about 31 miles to the east. Also nearby: LaGrange, GA (32 mi NE), Alexander City (37 mi NW), Pike Road (49 mi SW), Montgomery (56 mi SW), Millbrook (59 mi W), Newnan, GA (60 mi NE), Sylacauga (62 mi NW), Prattville (64 mi W). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Carrollton, GA (66 mi); northeast toward Peachtree City, GA (69 mi); east toward Perry, GA (97 mi); southeast toward Americus, GA (79 mi); south toward Ozark (85 mi); southwest toward Troy (69 mi); west toward Calera (86 mi); northwest toward Talladega (68 mi).
Who serves Opelika?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Lee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Opelika, AL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Opelika area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Opelika, AL?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Opelika area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Opelika ZIP code — 36801, 36802, 36803, 36804 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Opelika, AL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Lee County include Alabama Power; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Opelika specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Opelika we have the city-level view: Alabama Power has published outages for Opelika under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Opelika is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lee County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Opelika.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
