When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Valdosta, GA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Lowndes County, Georgia
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customers reported out in Valdosta · live from Georgia Power · updated 10:14 AM EDT
Utility restoration time for Valdosta: ~5 hr from now
Across the whole county (Lowndes, Georgia, all utilities): 1,858 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Valdosta figure above.
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Utility informationOur restoration forecast
Official ETA, when the utility posts oneIndependent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first
Utility-reported status & customer countsConfidence 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 8, 12,377 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.6 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 Valdosta, Georgia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Valdosta is a city in Lowndes County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Valdosta directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.

What we track for Valdosta

Valdosta is a city of about 55,667 residents in Lowndes County.

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

ZIP codes in Valdosta: 31601 · 31602 · 31603 · 31604 · 31605 · 31606 · 31698 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Valdosta: the closest other places we track are Moultrie, about 36 miles to the northwest; Thomasville, about 41 miles to the west; Tifton, about 45 miles to the north; Douglas, about 52 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Cairo (55 mi W), Lake City, FL (59 mi SE), Waycross (60 mi NE), Tallahassee, FL (64 mi SW), Albany (73 mi NW), Bainbridge (77 mi W), Alachua, FL (88 mi SE), Kingsland (92 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Perry (115 mi); northeast toward Jesup (97 mi); east toward St. Marys (101 mi); southeast toward Gainesville, FL (98 mi); west toward Dothan, AL (129 mi); northwest toward Americus (101 mi).

Who serves Valdosta?

We track live outage data from Georgia Power in Lowndes County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live 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.

Recent outages tracked in Valdosta

Valdosta's last tracked outage began Sep 7, peaked at 2,211 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours.

  • Sep 7 — 2,211 customers out, restored in 5 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; times are US Eastern). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.
Longer-term outage history — Lowndes County, GA (covers Valdosta)
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 594 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 7 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~61,947 customers out in September 2024, restored after about 13.2 days. The busiest year on record here was 2024.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Valdosta, GA?

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 Valdosta 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 Valdosta, GA?

This page is a live power outage status check for the Valdosta 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 Valdosta ZIP code — 31601, 31602, 31603, 31604, 31605, 31606, or any of the other 1 — 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 Valdosta, GA?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Lowndes County include Georgia Power; 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 Valdosta specifically, or the whole county?

Right now, the Lowndes County county-wide view, which covers Valdosta. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Valdosta by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Valdosta. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Moultrie (36 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.

Valdosta, GA — live power outage tracker