When will the power be back in Wasco, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Wasco is a city of about 27,409 residents in Kern County.
Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Wasco by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Wasco 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 Wasco:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Wasco: the closest other places we track are Delano, about 13 miles to the northeast; Bakersfield, about 25 miles to the southeast; Porterville, about 37 miles to the northeast; and Arvin, about 41 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Tulare (42 mi N), Visalia (51 mi N), Avenal (52 mi NW), Hanford (53 mi N), Lemoore (54 mi NW), Tehachapi (60 mi SE), Dinuba (66 mi N) and Selma (69 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Reedley (70 mi); east toward California City (89 mi); southeast toward Lancaster (92 mi); south toward Carpinteria (82 mi); southwest toward Arroyo Grande (76 mi); west toward Atascadero (75 mi); and northwest toward Kerman (87 mi).
Who serves Wasco?
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.
Wasco's last tracked outage began Sep 16, peaked at 54 customers out, and was restored in 8 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Sep 16 — 54 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 3 — 35 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 1 — 35 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 27 — 36 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 Wasco, 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 Wasco's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Wasco, CA?
To check your own street, search a Wasco ZIP code — 93280 — and the map opens on that area.
