When will the power be back in Fayetteville, AR?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Fayetteville is a city of about 103,134 residents in Washington County.
SWEPCO has reported outages for Fayetteville by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Fayetteville: the closest other places we track are Farmington, about 5 miles to the southwest; Springdale, about 8 miles to the north; Lowell, about 13 miles to the north; and Rogers, about 17 miles to the north. Also nearby: Bentonville (20 mi N); Centerton (21 mi N); Siloam Springs (22 mi W); Pea Ridge (26 mi N); Bella Vista (28 mi N); Van Buren (44 mi S); Tahlequah, OK (47 mi W); and Fort Smith (51 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Neosho, MO (55 mi); northeast toward Branson, MO (64 mi); east toward Harrison (60 mi); southeast toward Russellville (80 mi); southwest toward McAlester, OK (120 mi); west toward Muskogee, OK (70 mi); and northwest toward Miami, OK (69 mi).
Who serves Fayetteville?
We track live outage data from Ozarks Electric Cooperative, SWEPCO, Carroll Electric Cooperative, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp and 1 more in Washington County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Fayetteville's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 46 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 29 — 46 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 28 — 2,313 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 27 — 73 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 27 — 63 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Washington County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Washington County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Fayetteville, AR?
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 Fayetteville's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Fayetteville, AR?
To check your own street, search a Fayetteville ZIP code — 72701, 72702, 72703 or 72704 — and the map opens on that area.
