When will the power be back in Canton, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Canton is a city of about 38,049 residents in Cherokee County.
Georgia Power has reported outages for Canton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Canton 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 Canton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Canton: the closest other places we track are Holly Springs, about 5 miles to the south; Woodstock, about 10 miles to the south; Milton, about 13 miles to the southeast; and Roswell, about 16 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Acworth (17 mi SW), Kennesaw (17 mi SW), Alpharetta (17 mi SE), Cartersville (19 mi W), Marietta (20 mi S), Cumming (21 mi E), Johns Creek (22 mi SE) and Sandy Springs (23 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Sugar Hill (27 mi); southeast toward Dunwoody (23 mi); south toward Smyrna (27 mi); southwest toward Powder Springs (29 mi); west toward Rome (40 mi); and northwest toward Calhoun (31 mi).
Who serves Canton?
We track live outage data from Cobb EMC ↗, Georgia Power, Sawnee EMC and Amicalola EMC ↗ in Cherokee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Canton's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 30 — 26 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 25 — 43 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 20 — 36 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 20 — 37 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Cherokee County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Cherokee County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Canton, GA?
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 Canton's own record: across the 6 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 Canton, GA?
To check your own street, search a Canton ZIP code — 30114, 30115 or 30169 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Canton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Canton we have the city-level view: Georgia Power has published outages for Canton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Canton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Cherokee County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Canton.
