When will the power be back in South Gate, CA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in South Gate, California — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County; when the serving utility's public feed reports South Gate directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
South Gate is a city of about 90,805 residents in Los Angeles County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for South Gate by name, so this page reports the Los Angeles County county-wide view, which covers South Gate. If a serving utility does name South Gate during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in South Gate: 90280 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South Gate: the closest other places we track are Cudahy, about 1 miles to the northeast; Lynwood, about 2 miles to the south; Bell, about 3 miles to the north; Bell Gardens, about 3 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Huntington Park (3 mi NW), Maywood (3 mi N), Downey (4 mi E), Paramount (4 mi SE), Compton (4 mi SW), Commerce (4 mi NE), Bellflower (5 mi SE), Pico Rivera (7 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Alhambra (10 mi); northeast toward Montebello (7 mi); east toward Santa Fe Springs (7 mi); southeast toward Norwalk (7 mi); south toward Signal Hill (10 mi); southwest toward Gardena (7 mi); west toward Inglewood (9 mi); northwest toward West Hollywood (14 mi).
Who serves South Gate?
We track live outage data from Glendale Water & Power, LADWP, Southern California Edison in Los Angeles County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
South Gate's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 80 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Aug 15 — 80 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 14 — 1,885 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in South Gate, CA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the South Gate area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from South Gate's own record: across the 2 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 South Gate, CA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the South Gate area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a South Gate ZIP code — 90280 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in South Gate, CA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Los Angeles County include Glendale Water & Power, LADWP, Southern California Edison; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show South Gate specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Los Angeles County county-wide view, which covers South Gate. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for South Gate by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to South Gate. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Cudahy (1 mi NE) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
