When will the power be back in National City, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
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; Lemon Grove, about 6 miles to the northeast; and Imperial Beach, about 7 miles to the south. Also nearby: La Mesa (9 mi NE), San Diego (11 mi N), El Cajon (12 mi NE), Santee (15 mi NE), Poway (23 mi N), Solana Beach (25 mi N), Encinitas (28 mi N) and Escondido (32 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward San Marcos (33 mi); northeast toward La Quinta (83 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.
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
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
When will my power be back on in National City, 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 National City's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
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.
