When will the power be back in Phenix City, 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 Phenix City, Alabama — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Phenix City is a city in Russell County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Phenix City directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
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 2026-08-17) — 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: 36867 · 36868 · 36869 (Phenix City also extends into a neighboring county; those ZIPs are listed on that county's pages.) 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; Auburn, about 29 miles to the west. Also nearby: 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), Peachtree City, GA (70 mi N), Troy (71 mi SW). 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 Ozark (79 mi); west toward Montgomery (73 mi); 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. 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.
Phenix City's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 64 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 15 — 64 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 13 — 48 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Aug 12 — 126 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 11 — 120 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Phenix City, 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 Phenix City area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Phenix City's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Phenix City, AL?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Phenix City 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 Phenix City ZIP code — 36867, 36868, 36869 — 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 Phenix City, AL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Russell 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 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 2026-08-17. 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.
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.
