When will the power be back in Athens, TN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Athens is a city of about 15,050 residents in McMinn County.
Volunteer Energy Cooperative has reported outages for Athens by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Athens 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 Athens:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Athens: the closest other places we track are Cleveland, about 24 miles to the southwest; Soddy-Daisy, about 35 miles to the southwest; Collegedale, about 37 miles to the southwest; and Crossville, about 42 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Chattanooga (45 mi SW); Red Bank (46 mi SW); East Ridge (47 mi SW); Dalton, GA (52 mi SW); Sevierville (65 mi NE); Calhoun, GA (69 mi S); Manchester (83 mi W); and Canton, GA (84 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Somerset, KY (113 mi); northeast toward Morristown (89 mi); east toward Waynesville, NC (90 mi); southeast toward Gainesville, GA (92 mi); south toward Holly Springs, GA (89 mi); southwest toward Boaz, AL (124 mi); west toward Shelbyville (104 mi); and northwest toward Hartsville (108 mi).
Who serves Athens?
We track live outage data from Volunteer Energy Cooperative in McMinn County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Athens Utility Board also serves parts of McMinn County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Athens's last tracked outage began Oct 3, peaked at 168 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 3 — 168 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 394 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 20 — 32 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 9 — 501 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of McMinn County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for McMinn County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Athens, TN?
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 Athens'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 Athens, TN?
To check your own street, search an Athens ZIP code — 37303 or 37371 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Athens specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Athens we have the city-level view: Volunteer Energy Cooperative has published outages for Athens under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Athens is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the McMinn County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Athens.
