When will the power be back in Tehachapi, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Tehachapi is a city of about 11,114 residents in Kern County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Tehachapi by name, so this page reports the Kern County county-wide view, which covers Tehachapi. If a serving utility does name Tehachapi during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Tehachapi:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Tehachapi: the closest other places we track are Arvin, about 21 miles to the west; California City, about 34 miles to the east; Lancaster, about 34 miles to the southeast; and Bakersfield, about 35 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Palmdale (42 mi SE), Shafter (48 mi NW), Santa Clarita (49 mi S), Fillmore (56 mi SW), McFarland (57 mi NW), Ridgecrest (57 mi NE), San Fernando (58 mi S) and Wasco (60 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: southeast toward Adelanto (70 mi); south toward Simi Valley (62 mi); southwest toward Santa Paula (63 mi); and northwest toward Delano (63 mi).
Who serves Tehachapi?
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.
Tehachapi's last tracked outage began Sep 23, peaked at 77 customers out, and was restored in 20 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.
- Sep 23 — 77 customers out, restored in 20 hours
- Sep 19 — 588 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Aug 19 — 122 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 19 — 122 customers out, restored in 4 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 Tehachapi, 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 Tehachapi's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Tehachapi, CA?
To check your own street, search a Tehachapi ZIP code — 93561 or 93581 — and the map opens on that area.
