When will the power be back in Augusta, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Augusta is a city of about 201,737 residents in Richmond County.
Georgia Power has reported outages for Augusta by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Augusta 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 Augusta:
Augusta also extends into a neighboring county: 30907 · 30917. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Augusta: the closest other places we track are North Augusta, SC, about 13 miles to the northeast; Aiken, SC, about 23 miles to the northeast; Lexington, SC, about 65 miles to the northeast; and Statesboro, about 66 miles to the south. Also nearby: Milledgeville (70 mi W); West Columbia, SC (71 mi NE); Cayce, SC (71 mi NE); Columbia, SC (82 mi NE); Vidalia (82 mi S); Athens (85 mi NW); Simpsonville, SC (95 mi N); and Hardeeville, SC (96 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mauldin, SC (99 mi); northeast toward Rock Hill, SC (124 mi); east toward Summerville, SC (112 mi); southeast toward Pooler (99 mi); south toward Hinesville (110 mi); southwest toward Warner Robins (106 mi); west toward Snellville (116 mi); and northwest toward Clemson, SC (101 mi).
Who serves Augusta?
We track live outage data from Georgia Power in Richmond County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Jefferson Electric Membership Corp also serves parts of Richmond County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Augusta's last tracked outage began Oct 17, peaked at 809 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 17 — 809 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Oct 12 — 57 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 11 — 1,167 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Oct 10 — 56 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Richmond County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Richmond County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Augusta, 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 Augusta's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Augusta, GA?
To check your own street, search an Augusta ZIP code — 30901, 30903, 30904, 30905, 30906, 30909 or any of the other 5 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Augusta specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Augusta we have the city-level view: Georgia Power has published outages for Augusta under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Augusta is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Richmond County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Augusta.
