When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Hayward, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Alameda County, California
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customers reported out in Alameda, CA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Earliest posted restoration time (Pacific Gas & Electric): Oct 17, 1:45 AM PDT · 2 different times posted; the latest Oct 17, 2:45 AM PDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~12 hr, based on 2026 past outages of 200+ customers over 12 years of records.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Hayward-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:26 PM PDT.
5757 out, then 22 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 39 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Hayward, CA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Hayward

Hayward is a city of about 158,440 residents in Alameda County.

Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Hayward by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Hayward 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 Hayward:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Hayward: the closest other places we track are Union City, about 5 miles to the east; San Leandro, about 6 miles to the northwest; Foster City, about 8 miles to the southwest; and Fremont, about 9 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Redwood City (10 mi SW), Menlo Park (10 mi S), Oakland (12 mi NW), San Mateo (12 mi W), Pleasanton (13 mi E), San Carlos (13 mi SW), Dublin (13 mi NE) and Belmont (13 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Orinda (18 mi); northeast toward San Ramon (13 mi); east toward Livermore (19 mi); southeast toward Milpitas (18 mi); south toward Mountain View (16 mi); southwest toward Half Moon Bay (21 mi); west toward Burlingame (14 mi); and northwest toward Berkeley (20 mi).

Who serves Hayward?

We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in Alameda County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Alameda Municipal Power and Port of Oakland also serve parts of Alameda County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Recent outages tracked in Hayward

Hayward's last tracked outage began Oct 15, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Oct 15 — 30 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Oct 14 — 26 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Oct 13 — 57 customers out, restored in 4 hours
  • Oct 12 — 49 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Alameda County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12 hr. The full record for Alameda County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Hayward, CA?

To check your own street, search a Hayward ZIP code — 94540, 94541, 94542, 94543, 94544, 94545 or any of the other 1 — and the map opens on that area.

Hayward, CA — live power outage tracker