When will the power be back in Pacifica, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Pacifica is a city of about 37,056 residents in San Mateo County.
Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for Pacifica by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Pacifica 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 Pacifica:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Pacifica: the closest other places we track are San Bruno, about 3 miles to the east; Millbrae, about 4 miles to the east; South San Francisco, about 4 miles to the northeast; and Daly City, about 5 miles to the north. Also nearby: Burlingame (6 mi E), Hillsborough (8 mi SE), San Mateo (10 mi E), Half Moon Bay (10 mi S), Belmont (12 mi SE), Foster City (13 mi E), San Carlos (14 mi SE) and Alameda (15 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mill Valley (21 mi); northeast toward Oakland (18 mi); east toward San Leandro (18 mi); southeast toward Redwood City (16 mi); and northwest toward San Francisco (16 mi).
Who serves Pacifica?
We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric in San Mateo County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City & County of San Francisco also serves parts of San Mateo County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Pacifica's last tracked outage began Sep 16, peaked at 52 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 16 — 52 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 10 — 30 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
County context: across all of San Mateo County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 11 hr. The full record for San Mateo County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Pacifica, 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 Pacifica's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Pacifica, CA?
To check your own street, search a Pacifica ZIP code — 94044 — and the map opens on that area.
