Power outages in Folkston, GA
Live outages for Folkston and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Folkston has 4,767 residents.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power in Charlton County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
FolkstonCharlton CountyOutage (size = customers)
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Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.Outage history in Charlton County, which includes Folkston
2014–2025 recordCharlton County averaged 22 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 1.6 days, starting January 22, 2025.
The largest on record began September 11, 2017, with 6,524 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
22significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At 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 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.5 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
6,524most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 11, 2017 | 6,524 | 5.4 days | 299,438 |
| May 2, 2023 | 5,264 | 2.5 hours | 11,030 |
| August 30, 2023 | 3,886 | 2.3 days | 88,034 |
| September 27, 2024 | 3,735 | 6.5 days | 249,693 |
| January 3, 2018 | 3,309 | 1.7 days | 36,895 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From 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
Report it to your utility
- Georgia Power: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
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.