When will the power be back in Bakersfield, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bakersfield is a city of about 417,468 residents in Kern County.
Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Bakersfield by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bakersfield: the closest other places we track are Arvin, about 16 miles to the southeast; Wasco, about 25 miles to the northwest; Delano, about 31 miles to the northwest; and Tehachapi, about 35 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Porterville (49 mi N), Tulare (61 mi N), Fillmore (66 mi S), Lancaster (67 mi SE), California City (67 mi E), Santa Paula (69 mi S), Visalia (69 mi N) and Carpinteria (70 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Dinuba (85 mi); east toward Ridgecrest (80 mi); southeast toward Santa Clarita (71 mi); south toward Moorpark (74 mi); southwest toward Santa Barbara (76 mi); west toward Santa Maria (85 mi); and northwest toward Hanford (76 mi).
Who serves Bakersfield?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison in Kern County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Bakersfield's last tracked outage began Oct 11, peaked at 34 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 11 — 34 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 10 — 317 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Oct 9 — 64 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 8 — 41 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Kern County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 9.5 hr. The full record for Kern County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Bakersfield, CA?
To check your own street, search a Bakersfield ZIP code — 93301, 93302, 93303, 93304, 93305, 93306 or any of the other 16 — and the map opens on that area.
