When will the power be back in Compton, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Compton is a city of about 91,129 residents in Los Angeles County.
Southern California Edison has reported outages for Compton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Compton 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 Compton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Compton: the closest other places we track are Lynwood, about 3 miles to the northeast; Paramount, about 4 miles to the east; South Gate, about 4 miles to the northeast; and Carson, about 4 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Gardena (5 mi W), Bellflower (6 mi E), Huntington Park (6 mi N), Downey (6 mi NE), Bell Gardens (7 mi NE), Lakewood (7 mi SE), Maywood (7 mi N) and Hawthorne (7 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Alhambra (14 mi); northeast toward Commerce (8 mi); east toward Norwalk (8 mi); southeast toward Long Beach (9 mi); southwest toward Torrance (9 mi); west toward Lawndale (7 mi); and northwest toward Inglewood (8 mi).
Who serves Compton?
We track live outage data from Southern California Edison, LADWP and Glendale Water & Power in Los Angeles County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Pasadena, City of Burbank Water and Power, City of Industry and 2 others also serve parts of Los Angeles County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Compton's last tracked outage began Oct 15, peaked at 598 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 9 hours.
- Oct 15 — 598 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 6 — 25 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Oct 5 — 3,420 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 3 — 104 customers out, restored in 36 hours
County context: across all of Los Angeles County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 35.5 hr. The full record for Los Angeles County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Compton, CA?
To check your own street, search a Compton ZIP code — 90220, 90221, 90222, 90223 or 90224 — and the map opens on that area.
