When will the power be back in Dalton, GA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Dalton is a city of about 34,970 residents in Whitfield County.
North Georgia EMC has reported outages for Dalton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Dalton 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 Dalton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dalton: the closest other places we track are Fort Oglethorpe, about 19 miles to the northwest; Calhoun, about 19 miles to the south; Collegedale, TN, about 20 miles to the north; and East Ridge, TN, about 21 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Chattanooga, TN (26 mi NW); Cleveland, TN (29 mi N); Red Bank, TN (30 mi NW); Soddy-Daisy, TN (36 mi N); Rome (37 mi S); Cartersville (43 mi S); Canton (45 mi SE); and Holly Springs (50 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Crossville, TN (82 mi); northeast toward Athens, TN (52 mi); southeast toward Woodstock (53 mi); south toward Acworth (52 mi); southwest toward Boaz, AL (78 mi); and northwest toward Winchester, TN (71 mi).
Who serves Dalton?
We track live outage data from North Georgia EMC ↗ and Georgia Power in Whitfield County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Dalton Utilities also serves parts of Whitfield County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Dalton's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 51 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 51 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 28 — 570 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 653 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 21 — 253 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Whitfield County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Whitfield County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Dalton, 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 Dalton's own record: across the 5 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 Dalton, GA?
To check your own street, search a Dalton ZIP code — 30719, 30720, 30721 or 30722 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Dalton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Dalton we have the city-level view: North Georgia EMC has published outages for Dalton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Dalton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Whitfield County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Dalton.
