When will the power be back in Burton, MI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Burton is a city of about 29,420 residents in Genesee County.
Consumers Energy has reported outages for Burton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-16) — so when Burton 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 Burton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Burton: the closest other places we track are Flint, about 4 miles to the northwest; Fenton, about 15 miles to the south; Owosso, about 28 miles to the west; and Auburn Hills, about 29 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Pontiac (29 mi SE), Rochester Hills (33 mi SE), Wixom (33 mi S), Rochester (33 mi SE), Saginaw (34 mi NW), Novi (36 mi S), South Lyon (37 mi S) and Birmingham (37 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Bay City (43 mi); east toward Port Huron (60 mi); southeast toward Troy (37 mi); south toward Farmington Hills (37 mi); west toward East Lansing (47 mi); and northwest toward Midland (53 mi).
Who serves Burton?
We track live outage data from Consumers Energy in Genesee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Burton's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 65 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 65 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 4 — 34 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 2 — 174 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 1 — 2,320 customers out, restored in 6 hours
County context: across all of Genesee County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6 hr. The full record for Genesee County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Burton, MI?
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 Burton'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 Burton, MI?
To check your own street, search a Burton ZIP code — 48509, 48519 or 48529 — and the map opens on that area.
