When will the power be back in Decatur, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Decatur is a city of about 24,482 residents in DeKalb County.
Georgia Power has reported outages for Decatur by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Decatur 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 Decatur:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Decatur: the closest other places we track are Clarkston, about 4 miles to the northeast; Atlanta, about 7 miles to the west; Brookhaven, about 7 miles to the north; and Tucker, about 7 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Chamblee (8 mi N), Doraville (10 mi N), Stonecrest (11 mi SE), Forest Park (11 mi S), Dunwoody (12 mi N), East Point (12 mi SW), Sandy Springs (12 mi N) and Lilburn (12 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Peachtree Corners (14 mi); northeast toward Norcross (13 mi); east toward Snellville (18 mi); southeast toward Conyers (19 mi); south toward Stockbridge (17 mi); southwest toward College Park (13 mi); west toward Mableton (16 mi); and northwest toward Smyrna (14 mi).
Who serves Decatur?
We track live outage data from Georgia Power, Snapping Shoals EMC ↗ and Walton EMC in DeKalb County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Decatur's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 209 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 2 — 209 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 30 — 222 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 29 — 26 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 29 — 79 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of DeKalb County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6 hr. The full record for DeKalb County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Decatur, 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 Decatur'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 Decatur, GA?
To check your own street, search a Decatur ZIP code — 30030, 30031, 30032, 30033, 30034, 30035 or any of the other 2 — and the map opens on that area.
