When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Bartow, FL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Polk County, Florida
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customer reported out in Polk, FL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~2.9 hr, based on 16 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Bartow-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 12:32 AM EDT.
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⚡ No power in Bartow, FL? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Bartow

Bartow is a city of about 22,084 residents in Polk County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Bartow by name, so this page reports the Polk County county-wide view, which covers Bartow. If a serving utility does name Bartow during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Bartow:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Bartow: the closest other places we track are Winter Haven, about 11 miles to the northeast; Lake Wales, about 14 miles to the east; Lakeland, about 14 miles to the northwest; and Auburndale, about 15 miles to the north. Also nearby: Haines City (20 mi NE), Plant City (20 mi NW), Davenport (24 mi NE), Avon Park (28 mi SE), Zephyrhills (33 mi NW), Temple Terrace (36 mi W), Sebring (36 mi SE) and Kissimmee (38 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Clermont (45 mi); northeast toward St. Cloud (41 mi); east toward Palm Bay (71 mi); south toward North Port (62 mi); southwest toward Palmetto (52 mi); west toward Tampa (40 mi); and northwest toward New Port Richey (60 mi).

Who serves Bartow?

We track live outage data from Tampa Electric, Duke Energy Florida, Lakeland Electric ↗ and Withlacoochee River EC in Polk County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Bartow, Peace River Electric Cooperative and City of Fort Meade also serve parts of Polk County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Polk County, FL (covers Bartow)
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 202 customers, restored in ~2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 37 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 28, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Polk County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4 hr. The full record for Polk County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Bartow, FL?

To check your own street, search a Bartow ZIP code — 33830 or 33831 — and the map opens on that area.

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