Is the power out in 30740?

Live answer for ZIP 30740 (Dalton 3% of the ZIP; Whitfield County), from Georgia Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 30740

We don't have ZIP-level data for 30740.

Whitfield County as a whole has fewer than 5 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 30740Whitfield CountyOutage (size = customers)

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.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
30720	Dalton / Varnell	fewer than 5	1,363	0.15%
30755	Tunnel Hill / Varnell	0	1,222	0.00%
30721	Dalton / Varnell	0	3,650	0.00%
30756	Varnell	–	–	–
30710	Cohutta / Varnell	0	844	0.00%

Outage history in Whitfield County, which includes 30740

2014–2025 record

Whitfield County averaged 31.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting March 5, 2025.

The largest on record began February 4, 2021, with 22,179 customers out at once.

31.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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.

1 hourtypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

1.8 dayslongest on record (April 2020)

22,179most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 4, 2021	22,179	8 hours	83,037
March 21, 2017	10,183	27 hours	93,386
July 30, 2024	9,142	13 hours	44,261
December 24, 2022	8,616	8 hours	23,533
April 13, 2020	5,895	1.8 days	70,586

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

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

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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.

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