Is the power out in 36783?

Live answer for ZIP 36783 (Thomaston 2% of the ZIP; Marengo County), from Alabama Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 36783

No. The utility reports no outages in 36783 right now.

0.00% of 466 customers

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

Updated 8 min ago

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Outage map

ZIP 36783Marengo CountyAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	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.
36754	Unincorporated area	6	0.00%
36748	Linden / Providence	1,467	0.00%
36736	Unincorporated area	385	0.00%
36738	Dayton / Faunsdale	463	0.00%
36742	Demopolis / Providence	1,074	0.00%
36782	Sweet Water / Nanafalia	874	0.00%

Outage history in Marengo County, which includes 36783

2014–2025 record

Marengo County averaged 33 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 41. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 35 hours, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began October 29, 2020, with 3,045 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

33significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.8 dayslongest on record (October 2020)

3,045most 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 29, 2020	3,045	5.8 days	171,407
May 4, 2021	2,190	1.9 days	22,173
April 30, 2023	1,948	30 minutes	782
June 5, 2020	1,828	2.5 hours	990
June 17, 2025	1,661	2 hours	1,180

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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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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