When will the power be back in Akron, OH?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Summit County, Ohio

customers reported out in Akron · live from FirstEnergy

Across the whole county (Summit, OH, all utilities): 8 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~2.3 hr start to finish (29 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Akron figure above.

Updated 11:38 PM EDT.

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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Akron

Akron is a city of about 189,664 residents in Summit County.

FirstEnergy has reported outages for Akron by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Akron 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 Akron:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Akron: the closest other places we track are Tallmadge, about 5 miles to the east; Cuyahoga Falls, about 6 miles to the north; Barberton, about 6 miles to the southwest; and Norton, about 7 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Stow (8 mi NE), New Franklin (9 mi S), Green (9 mi S), Kent (10 mi NE), Wadsworth (12 mi W), Hudson (12 mi N), Streetsboro (14 mi NE) and Ravenna (16 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Macedonia (16 mi); northeast toward Aurora (18 mi); southeast toward North Canton (16 mi); south toward Massillon (20 mi); southwest toward Wooster (28 mi); west toward Medina (18 mi); and northwest toward Broadview Heights (18 mi).

Who serves Akron?

We track live outage data from FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio in Summit County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Hudson and City of Cuyahoga Falls also serve parts of Summit County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see AEP outages across every state it serves and FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Akron

Akron's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 48 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 2 — 48 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Oct 1 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 1 — 127 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 30 — 33 customers out, restored in 14 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Summit County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Summit County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Akron, OH?

To check your own street, search an Akron ZIP code — 44301, 44302, 44303, 44304, 44305, 44306 or any of the other 21 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Barberton · Cuyahoga Falls · Green · Hudson · Macedonia · New Franklin · Norton · Stow

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