When will the power be back in Whittier, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Whittier is a city of about 85,589 residents in Los Angeles County.
Southern California Edison has reported outages for Whittier by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Whittier 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 Whittier:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Whittier: the closest other places we track are Pico Rivera, about 4 miles to the west; La Mirada, about 5 miles to the south; La Habra, about 5 miles to the southeast; and Norwalk, about 6 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: La Puente (6 mi NE), Montebello (6 mi NW), Downey (7 mi W), El Monte (7 mi N), Cerritos (7 mi S), Buena Park (8 mi S), Bell Gardens (8 mi W) and Fullerton (8 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Baldwin Park (8 mi); northeast toward West Covina (9 mi); east toward Brea (9 mi); southeast toward Placentia (11 mi); south toward Cypress (10 mi); southwest toward Bellflower (8 mi); west toward Commerce (8 mi); and northwest toward Rosemead (8 mi).
Who serves Whittier?
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.
Whittier's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 97 customers out, and was restored in 17 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 9 hours.
- Oct 8 — 97 customers out, restored in 17 hours
- Oct 7 — 462 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 6 — 83 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 4 — 56 customers out, restored in 26 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 Whittier, CA?
To check your own street, search a Whittier ZIP code — 90601, 90602, 90603, 90604, 90605, 90606 or any of the other 4 — and the map opens on that area.
