When will the power be back in Fairmont, MN?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Fairmont, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Fairmont is a city in Martin County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Fairmont directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
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: 56031 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; Worthington, about 57 miles to the west. Also nearby: Austin (74 mi E), Faribault (74 mi NE), Fort Dodge, IA (80 mi S), Northfield (85 mi NE), Marshall (86 mi NW), Waconia (89 mi N), Prior Lake (90 mi NE), Chaska (91 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Willmar (106 mi); northeast toward Shakopee (92 mi); east toward Rochester (102 mi); south toward Boone, IA (114 mi); southwest toward Le Mars, IA (105 mi); 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. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Fairmont, MN?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Fairmont area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Fairmont, MN?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Fairmont area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Fairmont ZIP code — 56031 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Fairmont, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Martin County include Otter Tail Power; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Fairmont specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Martin County county-wide view, which covers Fairmont. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Fairmont by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Fairmont. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Mankato (44 mi NE) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
