When will the power be back in Tuscaloosa, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Tuscaloosa is a city of about 114,288 residents in Tuscaloosa County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Tuscaloosa by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Tuscaloosa: the closest other places we track are Northport, about 4 miles to the west; Bessemer, about 33 miles to the east; Helena, about 37 miles to the east; and Alabaster, about 41 miles to the east. Also nearby: Pelham (45 mi E), Jasper (45 mi N), Calera (46 mi E), Birmingham (47 mi NE), Gardendale (51 mi NE), Chelsea (52 mi E), Leeds (60 mi E) and Trussville (61 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lewisburg, TN (159 mi); northeast toward Moody (65 mi); east toward Sylacauga (73 mi); southeast toward Selma (63 mi); south toward Saraland (168 mi); southwest toward Meridian, MS (90 mi); west toward Canton, MS (152 mi); and northwest toward Oxford, MS (139 mi).
Who serves Tuscaloosa?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Tuscaloosa County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Black Warrior Electric Membership Corp also serves parts of Tuscaloosa County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Tuscaloosa's last tracked outage began Oct 15, peaked at 108 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Oct 15 — 108 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Oct 14 — 232 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 13 — 169 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 12 — 43 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
County context: across all of Tuscaloosa County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.5 hr. The full record for Tuscaloosa County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Tuscaloosa, 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 Tuscaloosa's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Tuscaloosa, AL?
To check your own street, search a Tuscaloosa ZIP code — 35401, 35402, 35403, 35404, 35405, 35406 or any of the other 3 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Tuscaloosa specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Tuscaloosa we have the city-level view: Alabama Power has published outages for Tuscaloosa under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Tuscaloosa is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Tuscaloosa County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Tuscaloosa.
