When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Sacramento, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Sacramento County, California
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customer reported out in Sacramento, CA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~4 hr, based on 2758 past outages of 200+ customers over 12 years of records.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Sacramento-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 10:31 PM PDT.
11 out, then 22 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 30 min · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Sacramento, CA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Sacramento

Sacramento is a city of about 535,798 residents in Sacramento County.

Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Sacramento by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Sacramento 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 Sacramento:

+ 88 more ZIP codes in Sacramento

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Sacramento: the closest other places we track are West Sacramento, about 5 miles to the west; Elk Grove, about 11 miles to the southeast; Rancho Cordova, about 12 miles to the east; and Citrus Heights, about 13 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Davis (15 mi W), Roseville (16 mi NE), Woodland (17 mi NW), Rocklin (20 mi NE), Lincoln (23 mi NE), Rio Vista (30 mi SW), Vacaville (31 mi SW) and Auburn (31 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Yuba City (40 mi); northeast toward Grass Valley (50 mi); east toward Placerville (38 mi); southeast toward Riverbank (65 mi); south toward Oakley (42 mi); southwest toward Fairfield (37 mi); and west toward Sonoma (57 mi).

Who serves Sacramento?

We track live outage data from SMUD and Pacific Gas & Electric in Sacramento County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Sacramento

Sacramento's last tracked outage began Oct 16, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Oct 16 — 30 customers out, restored in 6 hours
  • Oct 15 — 422 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Oct 14 — 398 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Oct 13 — 53 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
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 Sacramento County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.3 hr. The full record for Sacramento County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Sacramento, CA?

To check your own street, search a Sacramento ZIP code — 94203, 94204, 94205, 94206, 94207, 94208 or any of the other 94 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Sacramento specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Sacramento we have the city-level view: Pacific Gas & Electric has published outages for Sacramento under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-29. When Sacramento is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Sacramento County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Sacramento.

Sacramento, CA — live power outage tracker