When will the power be back in Americus, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Americus is a city of about 15,742 residents in Sumter County.
Georgia Power has reported outages for Americus by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Americus 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 Americus:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Americus: the closest other places we track are Albany, about 34 miles to the south; Perry, about 40 miles to the northeast; Columbus, about 49 miles to the northwest; and Warner Robins, about 49 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Phenix City, AL (54 mi NW); Eufaula, AL (55 mi W); Tifton (59 mi SE); Macon (59 mi NE); Moultrie (69 mi SE); Valley, AL (75 mi NW); Opelika, AL (79 mi NW); and Griffin (81 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Locust Grove (88 mi); northeast toward Dublin (82 mi); east toward Vidalia (107 mi); southeast toward Douglas (90 mi); south toward Cairo (83 mi); southwest toward Dothan, AL (91 mi); west toward Troy, AL (104 mi); and northwest toward LaGrange (81 mi).
Who serves Americus?
We track live outage data from Georgia Power, Flint Energies / Flint EMC ↗ and Sumter EMC ↗ in Sumter County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Americus's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 145 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 30 — 145 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 99 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 25 — 280 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 22 — 279 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Sumter County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Sumter County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Americus, 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 Americus'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 Americus, GA?
To check your own street, search an Americus ZIP code — 31709 or 31719 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Americus specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Americus we have the city-level view: Georgia Power has published outages for Americus under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Americus is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Sumter County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Americus.
