When will the power be back in Eureka, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Eureka is a city of about 25,412 residents in Humboldt County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Eureka by name, so this page reports the Humboldt County county-wide view, which covers Eureka. If a serving utility does name Eureka during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Eureka:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Eureka: the closest other places we track are Shasta Lake, about 93 miles to the east; Red Bluff, about 109 miles to the southeast; Grants Pass, OR, about 121 miles to the north; and Ashland, OR, about 122 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Medford, OR (126 mi NE); Central Point, OR (127 mi NE); Chico (143 mi SE); Klamath Falls, OR (158 mi NE); Oroville (164 mi SE); Windsor (171 mi SE); Roseburg, OR (173 mi N); and Yuba City (176 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Coos Bay, OR (178 mi), and southeast toward Marysville (177 mi).
Who serves Eureka?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in Humboldt County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Eureka's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 39 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 8 — 39 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Oct 7 — 2,243 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 2 — 71 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 30 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Humboldt County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7.5 hr. The full record for Humboldt County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Eureka, 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 Eureka's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Eureka, CA?
To check your own street, search a Eureka ZIP code — 95501, 95502 or 95503 — and the map opens on that area.
