When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in National City, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · San Diego County, California
94
customers reported out in San Diego, CA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Earliest posted restoration time (San Diego Gas & Electric): Oct 10, 6:30 PM PDT · 2 different times posted; the latest Oct 10, 7:00 PM PDT
County-wide restoration outlook: ~53 min to restore, allowing for a slower final stretch (roughly 207 customers an hour now)
🎯 Likely 21 min–2.2 hr — based on how accurate our past estimates like this have been.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have National City-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 5:10 PM PDT.
392392 out, then 9494 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 9 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in National City, 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.

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What we track for National City

National City is a city of about 58,460 residents in San Diego County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for National City by name, so this page reports the San Diego County county-wide view, which covers National City. If a serving utility does name National City during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in National City:

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

Around National City: the closest other places we track are Coronado, about 4 miles to the west; Chula Vista, about 6 miles to the southeast; Imperial Beach, about 7 miles to the south; and La Mesa, about 9 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: San Diego (11 mi N), El Cajon (12 mi NE), Santee (15 mi NE), Poway (23 mi N), Encinitas (28 mi N), Escondido (32 mi N), San Marcos (33 mi N) and Carlsbad (33 mi N).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Vista (37 mi); northeast toward Rancho Mirage (85 mi); and northwest toward San Clemente (62 mi).

Who serves National City?

We track live outage data from San Diego Gas & Electric in San Diego County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Imperial Irrigation District also serves parts of San Diego County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in National City

National City's last tracked outage began Sep 8, peaked at 793 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.

  • Sep 8 — 793 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Sep 7 — 301 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Aug 18 — 300 customers out, restored in an hour
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 San Diego County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 11.8 hr. The full record for San Diego County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a National City ZIP code — 91950 or 91951 — and the map opens on that area.

National City, CA — live power outage tracker