When will the power be back in Chelsea, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Chelsea is a city of about 17,293 residents in Shelby County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Chelsea by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Chelsea 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 Chelsea:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Chelsea: the closest other places we track are Pelham, about 7 miles to the west; Hoover, about 11 miles to the northwest; Vestavia Hills, about 12 miles to the northwest; and Alabaster, about 13 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Mountain Brook (14 mi NW), Calera (14 mi SW), Homewood (15 mi NW), Helena (15 mi W), Irondale (16 mi N), Leeds (17 mi N), Birmingham (18 mi NW) and Bessemer (20 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Moody (21 mi); northeast toward Pell City (27 mi); east toward Talladega (32 mi); southeast toward Sylacauga (23 mi); south toward Millbrook (58 mi); west toward Hueytown (24 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (53 mi).
Who serves Chelsea?
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.
Chelsea's last tracked outage began Sep 22, peaked at 70 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Sep 22 — 70 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 12 — 41 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 4 — 32 customers out, restored in 2 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
When will my power be back on in Chelsea, 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 Chelsea's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Chelsea, AL?
To check your own street, search a Chelsea ZIP code — 35043 — and the map opens on that area.
