When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in California City, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Kern County, California
No significant county-wide outage reported in Kern, CA right now.
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Elsewhere in California: 2,113 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 8:31 PM PDT.
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What we track for California City

California City is a city of about 13,174 residents in Kern County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for California City by name, so this page reports the Kern County county-wide view, which covers California City. If a serving utility does name California City during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in California City:

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

Around California City: the closest other places we track are Tehachapi, about 34 miles to the west; Ridgecrest, about 35 miles to the north; Lancaster, about 36 miles to the southwest; and Palmdale, about 41 miles to the south. Also nearby: Barstow (51 mi SE), Victorville (53 mi SE), Arvin (54 mi W), Apple Valley (57 mi SE), Hesperia (61 mi SE), Santa Clarita (62 mi SW), Bakersfield (67 mi W) and San Fernando (68 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: southeast toward San Bernardino (78 mi); south toward La Cañada Flintridge (68 mi); and southwest toward Los Angeles (79 mi).

Who serves California City?

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.

Recent outages tracked in California City

California City's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 93 customers out, and was restored in 15 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Oct 8 — 93 customers out, restored in 15 hours
  • Sep 13 — 773 customers out, restored in 20 hours
  • Sep 5 — 169 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 4 — 68 customers out, restored in an hour
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 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 California City, CA?

To check your own street, search a California City ZIP code — 93504 or 93505 — and the map opens on that area.

California City, CA — live power outage tracker