When will the power be back in Fergus Falls, MN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Fergus Falls is a city of about 14,258 residents in Otter Tail County.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative has reported outages for Fergus Falls by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Fergus Falls: the closest other places we track are Detroit Lakes, about 38 miles to the north; Alexandria, about 44 miles to the southeast; Moorhead, about 51 miles to the northwest; and Fargo, ND, about 54 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: West Fargo, ND (56 mi NW); Brainerd (90 mi E); Willmar (94 mi SE); Sartell (100 mi SE); Bemidji (100 mi NE); Sauk Rapids (104 mi SE); St. Cloud (105 mi SE); and Watertown, SD (108 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Grand Forks, ND (123 mi); northeast toward Grand Rapids (137 mi); east toward Cambridge (146 mi); southeast toward Monticello (129 mi); south toward Marshall (128 mi); southwest toward Aberdeen, SD (128 mi); and west toward Jamestown, ND (131 mi).
Who serves Fergus Falls?
We track live outage data from Otter Tail Power ↗, ALLETE / Minnesota Power ↗ and Lake Region Electric Cooperative in Otter Tail County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Runestone Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Wadena and 1 other also serve parts of Otter Tail County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Fergus Falls's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 43 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes.
- Sep 24 — 43 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 23 — 35 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
County context: across all of Otter Tail County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Otter Tail County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Fergus Falls, MN?
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 Fergus Falls's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Fergus Falls, MN?
To check your own street, search a Fergus Falls ZIP code — 56537 or 56538 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Fergus Falls specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Fergus Falls we have the city-level view: Lake Region Electric Cooperative has published outages for Fergus Falls under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Fergus Falls is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Otter Tail County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Fergus Falls.
