When will the power be back in Calera, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Calera is a city of about 18,530 residents in Shelby County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Calera by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Calera 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 Calera:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Calera: the closest other places we track are Alabaster, about 8 miles to the northwest; Pelham, about 13 miles to the north; Helena, about 14 miles to the northwest; and Chelsea, about 14 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Bessemer (21 mi NW), Birmingham (28 mi N), Sylacauga (28 mi E), Leeds (31 mi N), Moody (36 mi NE), Trussville (37 mi N), Gardendale (38 mi N) and Pell City (41 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Huntsville (109 mi); northeast toward Talladega (43 mi); east toward Alexander City (49 mi); southeast toward Millbrook (48 mi); south toward Prattville (49 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (124 mi); west toward Tuscaloosa (46 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (59 mi).
Who serves Calera?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Shelby County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Shelby County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Calera's last tracked outage began Oct 4, peaked at 814 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 4 — 814 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Oct 3 — 95 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 1 — 74 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 22 — 49 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Shelby County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Shelby County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Calera, AL?
To check your own street, search a Calera ZIP code — 35040 — and the map opens on that area.
