When will the power be back in Phenix City, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Phenix City is a city of about 38,509 residents in Russell County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Phenix City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Phenix City 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 Phenix City:
Phenix City also extends into a neighboring county: 36870. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Phenix City: the closest other places we track are Columbus, GA, about 9 miles to the east; Opelika, about 25 miles to the northwest; Valley, about 26 miles to the north; and Auburn, about 29 miles to the west. Also nearby: Eufaula (39 mi S); LaGrange, GA (39 mi N); Americus, GA (54 mi SE); Alexander City (62 mi NW); Pike Road (63 mi W); Newnan, GA (65 mi N); Griffin, GA (69 mi NE); and Peachtree City, GA (70 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Carrollton, GA (78 mi); northeast toward Fayetteville, GA (76 mi); east toward Perry, GA (76 mi); southeast toward Albany, GA (79 mi); south toward Dothan (88 mi); southwest toward Troy (71 mi); west toward Montgomery (73 mi); and northwest toward Sylacauga (87 mi).
Who serves Phenix City?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Russell County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Russell County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Phenix City's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 181 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 30 — 181 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 28 — 29 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 25 — 54 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 23 — 31 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Russell County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Russell County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Phenix City, 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 Phenix City'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 Phenix City, AL?
To check your own street, search a Phenix City ZIP code — 36867, 36868 or 36869 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Phenix City specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Phenix City we have the city-level view: Alabama Power has published outages for Phenix City under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Phenix City is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Russell County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Phenix City.
