Is the power out in 31787?

Live answer for ZIP 31787 (Smithville 3% of the ZIP; Lee County), from Georgia Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 31787

No. The utility reports no outages in 31787 right now.

0.00% of 329 customers

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Updated 8 min ago

We 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.

Outage map

ZIP 31787Lee 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.
31763	Leesburg	0	5,931	0.00%
31743	De Soto / Leslie	0	172	0.00%

Outage history in Lee County, which includes 31787

2014–2025 record

Lee County averaged 27 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 33. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting June 17, 2025.

The largest on record began October 10, 2018, with 13,330 customers out at once.

27significant 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.

4.1 dayslongest on record (October 2018)

13,330most 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.
October 10, 2018	13,330	4.1 days	554,100
September 11, 2017	4,409	2.4 days	95,459
November 4, 2020	4,059	30 minutes	1,142
March 16, 2025	3,502	3 hours	4,869
July 22, 2023	3,108	18 hours	22,807

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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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

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Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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