When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in San Rafael, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Marin County, California
32
customers reported out in San Rafael · live from Pacific Gas & Electric
San Rafael outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of 200+ customers ran ~6 hr start to finish (9 on record)
Across the whole county (Marin, CA, all utilities): 40 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the San Rafael figure above.
Updated 9:53 PM PDT.
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What we track for San Rafael

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.

Recent outages tracked in San Rafael

San Rafael's last tracked outage began Oct 12, peaked at 1,441 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.

  • Oct 12 — 1,441 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Oct 7 — 3,199 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Oct 5 — 213 customers out, restored in 14 hours
  • Oct 4 — 57 customers out, restored in 11 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

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

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.

San Rafael, CA — live power outage tracker