When will the power be back in Helena, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Helena is a city of about 22,200 residents in Shelby County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Helena by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Helena 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 Helena:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Helena: the closest other places we track are Alabaster, about 6 miles to the southeast; Pelham, about 8 miles to the east; Hoover, about 8 miles to the northeast; and Bessemer, about 8 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Hueytown (12 mi NW), Homewood (13 mi N), Calera (14 mi SE), Vestavia Hills (14 mi NE), Chelsea (15 mi E), Mountain Brook (16 mi NE), Birmingham (18 mi N) and Irondale (22 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Gardendale (27 mi); northeast toward Leeds (26 mi); east toward Sylacauga (37 mi); southeast toward Alexander City (61 mi); south toward Selma (61 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (122 mi); west toward Tuscaloosa (37 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (45 mi).
Who serves Helena?
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.
Helena's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 55 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 55 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 17 — 880 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 11 — 174 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 31 — 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
When will my power be back on in Helena, 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 Helena'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 Helena, AL?
To check your own street, search a Helena ZIP code — 35080 — and the map opens on that area.
