When will the power be back in Albany, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Albany is a city of about 66,705 residents in Dougherty County.
Georgia Power has reported outages for Albany by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Albany 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 Albany:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Albany: the closest other places we track are Americus, about 34 miles to the north; Moultrie, about 38 miles to the southeast; Tifton, about 40 miles to the east; and Cairo, about 48 miles to the south. Also nearby: Bainbridge (52 mi SW); Thomasville (52 mi S); Eufaula, AL (62 mi W); Perry (67 mi NE); Valdosta (73 mi SE); Columbus (76 mi NW); Dothan, AL (76 mi W); and Warner Robins (77 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Macon (89 mi); northeast toward Dublin (98 mi); east toward Douglas (78 mi); southeast toward Lake City, FL (132 mi); south toward Tallahassee, FL (78 mi); southwest toward Panama City, FL (126 mi); west toward Ozark, AL (87 mi); and northwest toward Phenix City, AL (79 mi).
Who serves Albany?
We track live outage data from Georgia Power, Diverse Power and Sumter EMC ↗ in Dougherty County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Albany Utility Board and Mitchell Electric Membership Corp also serve parts of Dougherty County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Albany's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 330 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 26 — 330 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 8 — 1,326 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 1 — 35 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 27 — 466 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Dougherty County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Dougherty County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Albany, 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 Albany'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 Albany, GA?
To check your own street, search an Albany ZIP code — 31701, 31702, 31703, 31704, 31705, 31706 or any of the other 3 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Albany specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Albany we have the city-level view: Georgia Power has published outages for Albany under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Albany is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Dougherty County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Albany.
