Power outages in Jefferson County, AL

Live outage counts for Birmingham, Hoover and Vestavia Hills and the rest of Jefferson County, updated every 10 minutes from Alabama Power.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
114customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.03% of 335,595 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Alabama Power114 / 335,595
City of Bessemer Utilitiesno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
City of Tarrantno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

11 of 52 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
35208Birmingham386,7520.56%
35210Irondale358,7550.40%
35226Hoover1716,6690.10%
35094Leeds / Dunnavant168,3020.19%
35064Fairfieldfewer than 54,9780.02%
35068Fultondalefewer than 54,5040.02%
35111McCalla / Bessemerfewer than 59,4540.01%
35126Pinson / Clayfewer than 59,9160.01%
35218Birminghamfewer than 53,5980.03%
35221Birminghamfewer than 52,2060.05%
35234Birminghamfewer than 52,7130.04%
35005Adamsville / Maytown03,6280.00%
35006North Johns / Hueytown02,0120.00%
35020Bessemer04,7520.00%
35022Bessemer / McCalla08,0510.00%

Cities and towns

Utility counts by mailing city
iUtilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.
CityOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
Birmingham41119,2300.03%
Hooverfewer than 543,744<0.01%
Vestavia Hills017,9350.00%
Homewood1712,9910.13%
Trussville011,4850.00%
Bessemer02,5380.00%
Mountain Brook09,1610.00%
Gardendale08,1480.00%
Hueytown08,0830.00%
Center Point07,3600.00%
Irondale357,6790.46%
Leeds166,6900.24%
Clay04,4800.00%
Fairfieldfewer than 54,9080.02%
Pleasant Grove04,1990.00%

Outage history in Jefferson County

2014–2025 record

Jefferson County averaged 16.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 15. Half were over within 7.5 hours; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting June 7, 2025.

The largest on record began January 11, 2020, with 52,800 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

16.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2 dayslongest on record (April 2020)
52,800most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
January 11, 202052,80013 hours183,916
June 28, 201847,81835 hours483,810
June 7, 202539,64831 hours458,064
March 5, 202539,18425 hours423,407
April 12, 202034,6612 days633,840

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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