When will the power be back in Pelham, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Pelham is a city of about 25,396 residents in Shelby County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Pelham by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Pelham 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 Pelham:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Pelham: the closest other places we track are Chelsea, about 7 miles to the east; Alabaster, about 7 miles to the southwest; Helena, about 8 miles to the west; and Calera, about 13 miles to the south. Also nearby: Bessemer (13 mi W), Birmingham (15 mi N), Leeds (20 mi NE), Gardendale (25 mi N), Moody (25 mi NE), Trussville (25 mi NE), Sylacauga (30 mi E) and Pell City (33 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Huntsville (96 mi); northeast toward Rainbow City (58 mi); east toward Talladega (39 mi); southeast toward Alexander City (55 mi); south toward Millbrook (60 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (129 mi); west toward Tuscaloosa (45 mi); and northwest toward Jasper (48 mi).
Who serves Pelham?
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.
Pelham's last tracked outage began Oct 14, peaked at 54 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 14 — 54 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 13 — 142 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 13 — 166 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 11 — 103 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
How do I check the power outage status in Pelham, AL?
To check your own street, search a Pelham ZIP code — 35124 — and the map opens on that area.
