When will the power be back in Bristol, TN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bristol is a city of about 27,867 residents in Sullivan County.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Bristol by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bristol 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 Bristol:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bristol: the closest other places we track are Elizabethton, about 15 miles to the south; Johnson City, about 18 miles to the southwest; Kingsport, about 18 miles to the west; and Greeneville, about 43 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Lenoir, NC (59 mi SE); Morganton, NC (63 mi SE); Morristown (65 mi W); Asheville, NC (71 mi S); Hickory, NC (75 mi SE); Newton, NC (83 mi SE); Waynesville, NC (86 mi SW); and Hendersonville, NC (86 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward South Charleston, WV (126 mi); northeast toward Radford, VA (100 mi); east toward Mount Airy, NC (89 mi); southeast toward Statesville, NC (92 mi); south toward Gaffney, SC (107 mi); southwest toward Sevierville (88 mi); and west toward Knoxville (105 mi).
Who serves Bristol?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power and BrightRidge in Sullivan County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Bristol and City of Elizabethton also serve parts of Sullivan County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Bristol's last tracked outage began Sep 19, peaked at 111 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Sep 19 — 111 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 6 — 104 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Aug 21 — 34 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 18 — 78 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Sullivan County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.3 hr. The full record for Sullivan County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bristol, 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 Bristol's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bristol, TN?
To check your own street, search a Bristol ZIP code — 37620, 37621 or 37625 — and the map opens on that area.
