When will the power be back in California City, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
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: Adelanto (47 mi SE), 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) and Bakersfield (67 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: southeast toward San Bernardino (78 mi); south toward La Cañada Flintridge (68 mi); southwest toward San Fernando (68 mi); and west toward Shafter (78 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.
California City's last tracked outage began Sep 13, peaked at 773 customers out, and was restored in 20 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 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
- Aug 26 — 80 customers out, restored in 5 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
When will my power be back on in California City, 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 California City's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
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.
