When will the power be back in El Cerrito, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
El Cerrito is a city of about 26,409 residents in Contra Costa County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for El Cerrito by name, so this page reports the Contra Costa County county-wide view, which covers El Cerrito. If a serving utility does name El Cerrito during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in El Cerrito:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around El Cerrito: the closest other places we track are Berkeley, about 4 miles to the south; Richmond, about 4 miles to the northwest; Pinole, about 6 miles to the north; and Orinda, about 7 miles to the east. Also nearby: Lafayette (10 mi E), Oakland (11 mi S), Martinez (12 mi NE), San Rafael (12 mi W), Larkspur (13 mi W), Pleasant Hill (13 mi E), Mill Valley (13 mi W) and Vallejo (13 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Sonoma (27 mi); northeast toward Benicia (13 mi); east toward Walnut Creek (14 mi); southeast toward San Leandro (17 mi); south toward South San Francisco (20 mi); southwest toward Daly City (19 mi); west toward San Anselmo (15 mi); and northwest toward Novato (18 mi).
Who serves El Cerrito?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in Contra Costa County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
El Cerrito's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 99 customers out, and was restored in 12 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Sep 29 — 99 customers out, restored in 12 hours
- Sep 26 — 121 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 22 — 32 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 21 — 38 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Contra Costa County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 9.3 hr. The full record for Contra Costa County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in El Cerrito, CA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from El Cerrito's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in El Cerrito, CA?
To check your own street, search an El Cerrito ZIP code — 94530 — and the map opens on that area.
