Is the power out in 39870?

Live answer for ZIP 39870 (Newton 1% of the ZIP; Baker County), from Georgia Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 39870

No. The utility reports no outages in 39870 right now.
0.00% of 411 customers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
Updated 8 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.

Outage map

ZIP 39870Baker CountyOutage (size = customers)
iEach 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 Baker County, which includes 39870

2014–2025 record

Baker County averaged 24.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 31. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 6.5 hours, starting September 20, 2025.

The largest on record began May 5, 2021, with 1,380 customers out at once.

24.3significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
5 dayslongest on record (October 2018)
1,380most 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.
May 5, 20211,38010 hours7,379
June 20, 20191,35116 hours6,881
June 14, 20231,1281.7 days21,989
January 9, 20241,02225 hours9,607
September 5, 20251,0013.5 hours2,223

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.

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Generators, heat and cold

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  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
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