When will the power be back in Payson, AZ?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Sep 27, 15,984 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 1.6 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 4.2 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Payson, Arizona — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Payson is a town in Gila County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Payson directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Payson is a town of about 16,762 residents in Gila County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Payson by name, so this page reports the Gila County county-wide view, which covers Payson. If a serving utility does name Payson during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Payson:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Payson: the closest other places we track are Camp Verde, about 38 miles to the northwest; Scottsdale, about 50 miles to the southwest; Fountain Hills, about 50 miles to the southwest; and Cottonwood, about 52 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Paradise Valley (61 mi SW), Apache Junction (61 mi S), Prescott Valley (62 mi NW), Mesa (63 mi S), Phoenix (64 mi SW), Peoria (64 mi SW), Flagstaff (67 mi N) and Prescott (68 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cedar City, UT (258 mi); northeast toward Gallup, NM (171 mi); east toward Show Low (73 mi); southeast toward Douglas (224 mi); south toward Gilbert (69 mi); southwest toward Tempe (69 mi); west toward Lake Havasu City (172 mi); and northwest toward Chino Valley (72 mi).
Who serves Payson?
We track live outage data from Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project and Navopache Electric Cooperative in Gila County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. USBIA-San Carlos Project also serves parts of Gila County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Payson's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 1,372 customers out, and was restored in 10 hours.
- Sep 24 — 1,372 customers out, restored in 10 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Payson, AZ?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Payson area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Payson, AZ?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Payson area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Payson ZIP code — 85541 or 85547 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Payson, AZ?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Gila County include Arizona Public Service, USBIA-San Carlos Project, Salt River Project and others; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Payson specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Gila County county-wide view, which covers Payson. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Payson by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Payson. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Camp Verde (38 mi NW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
