When will the power be back in Lake Forest, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Lake Forest is a city of about 87,159 residents in Orange County.
Southern California Edison has reported outages for Lake Forest by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lake Forest: the closest other places we track are Mission Viejo, about 4 miles to the south; Rancho Santa Margarita, about 5 miles to the southeast; Laguna Woods, about 5 miles to the southwest; and Laguna Hills, about 5 miles to the south. Also nearby: Irvine (6 mi W), Aliso Viejo (7 mi SW), Tustin (9 mi NW), Laguna Niguel (9 mi S), Laguna Beach (9 mi SW), San Juan Capistrano (11 mi S), Newport Beach (12 mi W) and Dana Point (13 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Yorba Linda (17 mi); northeast toward Corona (15 mi); east toward Lake Elsinore (19 mi); south toward San Clemente (15 mi); west toward Costa Mesa (14 mi); and northwest toward Orange (13 mi).
Who serves Lake Forest?
We track live outage data from Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Anaheim Public Utilities ↗ in Orange County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Lake Forest's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 68 customers out, and was restored in 15 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 11 hours.
- Sep 29 — 68 customers out, restored in 15 hours
- Sep 24 — 1,989 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Sep 14 — 224 customers out, restored in 13 hours
- Sep 11 — 71 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Orange County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 13.5 hr. The full record for Orange County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 11 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Lake Forest, CA?
To check your own street, search a Lake Forest ZIP code — 92630 — and the map opens on that area.
