When will the power be back in San Rafael, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
San Rafael is a city of about 59,961 residents in Marin County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for San Rafael by name, so this page reports the Marin County county-wide view, which covers San Rafael. If a serving utility does name San Rafael during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in San Rafael:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around San Rafael: the closest other places we track are Larkspur, about 3 miles to the southwest; San Anselmo, about 3 miles to the west; Mill Valley, about 5 miles to the south; and Novato, about 8 miles to the north. Also nearby: Richmond (8 mi E), Pinole (10 mi E), El Cerrito (12 mi E), Berkeley (14 mi SE), Vallejo (16 mi NE), Petaluma (19 mi N), Orinda (19 mi E) and Benicia (20 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Sonoma (21 mi); northeast toward Fairfield (32 mi); east toward Martinez (21 mi); southeast toward Oakland (21 mi); south toward Daly City (21 mi); and northwest toward Windsor (42 mi).
Who serves San Rafael?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in Marin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
San Rafael's last tracked outage began Oct 17, peaked at 78 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 17 — 78 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 16 — 304 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Oct 13 — 229 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 12 — 44 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Marin County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7 hr. The full record for Marin County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in San Rafael, 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 San Rafael's own record: across the 6 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 San Rafael, CA?
To check your own street, search a San Rafael ZIP code — 94901, 94903, 94912, 94913 or 94915 — and the map opens on that area.
