When will the power be back in Athens, TX?
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 13,575 residents in Henderson County.
Oncor has reported outages for Athens by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — 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 Tyler, about 32 miles to the east; Palestine, about 33 miles to the south; Jacksonville, about 37 miles to the southeast; and Corsicana, about 38 miles to the west. Also nearby: Terrell (45 mi NW), Ennis (48 mi W), Seagoville (52 mi NW), Forney (52 mi NW), Heath (58 mi NW), Balch Springs (58 mi NW), Mesquite (58 mi NW) and Kilgore (58 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Greenville (65 mi); northeast toward Mount Pleasant (83 mi); east toward Henderson (61 mi); southeast toward Nacogdoches (80 mi); southwest toward Bellmead (85 mi); west toward Red Oak (60 mi); and northwest toward Royse City (60 mi).
Who serves Athens?
We track live outage data from Oncor and Trinity Valley EC ↗ in Henderson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Athens's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 56 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 56 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 1 — 292 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 64 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 59 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Henderson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Henderson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Athens, TX?
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 6 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, TX?
To check your own street, search an Athens ZIP code — 75751 or 75752 — 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: Oncor has published outages for Athens under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Athens is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Henderson County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Athens.
