When will the power be back in Phoenix, AZ?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Phoenix, Arizona — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Phoenix is a city in Maricopa County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Phoenix directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Phoenix is a city of about 1,673,164 residents in Maricopa County.
Salt River Project has reported outages for Phoenix by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Phoenix is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Phoenix: 85001 · 85002 · 85003 · 85004 · 85005 · 85006 · 85007 · 85008 · 85009 · 85010 · 85011 · 85012 · 85013 · 85014 · 85015 · 85016 · 85017 · 85018 · 85019 · 85020 · 85021 · 85022 · 85023 · 85024 · 85025 · 85026 · 85027 · 85028 · 85029 · 85030 · 85031 · 85032 · 85033 · 85034 · 85035 · 85036 · 85037 · 85038 · 85039 · 85040 · 85041 · 85042 · 85043 · 85044 · 85045 · 85046 · 85048 · 85050 · 85051 · 85053 · 85054 · 85060 · 85061 · 85062 · 85063 · 85064 · 85065 · 85066 · 85067 · 85068 · 85069 · 85070 · 85071 · 85072 · 85073 · 85074 · 85075 · 85076 · 85078 · 85079 · 85080 · 85082 · 85083 · 85085 · 85086 · 85097 · 85098 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Phoenix: the closest other places we track are Paradise Valley, about 8 miles to the east; Glendale, about 9 miles to the west; El Mirage, about 14 miles to the west; Scottsdale, about 15 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Tempe (16 mi SE), Avondale (19 mi SW), Peoria (19 mi NW), Fountain Hills (20 mi E), Surprise (22 mi W), Chandler (24 mi SE), Mesa (25 mi SE), Goodyear (27 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward St. George, UT (256 mi); northeast toward Show Low (127 mi); east toward Deming, NM (267 mi); southeast toward Gilbert (27 mi); west toward Buckeye (33 mi); northwest toward Lake Havasu City (142 mi).
Who serves Phoenix?
We track live outage data from Arizona Public Service ↗, Salt River Project in Maricopa County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Phoenix's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 61 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 16 — 61 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 15 — 34 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 13 — 94 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 13 — 36 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Phoenix, AZ?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Phoenix area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Phoenix's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Phoenix, AZ?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Phoenix area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Phoenix ZIP code — 85001, 85002, 85003, 85004, 85005, 85006, or any of the other 71 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Phoenix, AZ?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Maricopa County include Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Phoenix specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Phoenix we have the city-level view: Salt River Project has published outages for Phoenix under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Phoenix is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Maricopa County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Phoenix.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
