When will the power be back in Fairmont, MN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Fairmont is a city of about 10,176 residents in Martin County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Fairmont by name, so this page reports the Martin County county-wide view, which covers Fairmont. If a serving utility does name Fairmont during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Fairmont:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Fairmont: the closest other places we track are Mankato, about 44 miles to the northeast; Spencer, IA, about 49 miles to the southwest; Albert Lea, about 55 miles to the east; and Worthington, about 57 miles to the west. Also nearby: Mason City, IA (72 mi SE); Austin (74 mi E); Faribault (74 mi NE); Storm Lake, IA (78 mi SW); Fort Dodge, IA (80 mi S); Northfield (85 mi NE); Marshall (86 mi NW); and Waconia (89 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Willmar (106 mi); northeast toward Prior Lake (90 mi); east toward Rochester (102 mi); south toward Carroll, IA (111 mi); southwest toward Le Mars, IA (105 mi); and west toward Brandon, SD (106 mi).
Who serves Fairmont?
We track live outage data from Otter Tail Power ↗ in Martin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Fairmont Public Utilities Commission, City of Dunnell, Federated Rural Electric Association and 3 others also serve parts of Martin County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
County context: across all of Martin County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Martin County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Fairmont, MN?
To check your own street, search a Fairmont ZIP code — 56031 — and the map opens on that area.
