When's the Power Back?

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

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · San Mateo County, California
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customer reported out in Redwood City · live from Pacific Gas & Electric
Utility restoration time for Redwood City: Oct 9, 5:45 PM PDT
Redwood City outlook: past outages here typically ran ~9 hr, based on 5 past outages of 200+ customers
Across the whole county (San Mateo, CA, all utilities): 32 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of 200+ customers in the same kind of weather ran ~13 hr start to finish (24 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Redwood City figure above.
Updated 5:01 PM PDT.
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What we track for Redwood City

Redwood City is a city of about 82,982 residents in San Mateo County.

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

ZIP codes in Redwood City:

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

Around Redwood City: the closest other places we track are San Carlos, about 3 miles to the southwest; Menlo Park, about 4 miles to the southeast; Foster City, about 5 miles to the north; and Belmont, about 5 miles to the west. Also nearby: San Mateo (6 mi NW), Hayward (10 mi NE), Burlingame (10 mi NW), Mountain View (11 mi SE), Fremont (12 mi E), Millbrae (12 mi NW), Los Altos (12 mi SE) and Union City (12 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward San Leandro (13 mi); northeast toward Pleasanton (21 mi); east toward Milpitas (18 mi); southeast toward Sunnyvale (14 mi); south toward Scotts Valley (34 mi); west toward Half Moon Bay (13 mi); and northwest toward South San Francisco (14 mi).

Who serves Redwood City?

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.

Recent outages tracked in Redwood City

Redwood City's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.

  • Oct 8 — 26 customers out, restored in 4 hours
  • Oct 7 — 3,761 customers out, restored in 8 hours
  • Oct 3 — 219 customers out, restored in 9 hours
  • Oct 2 — 48 customers out, restored in 12 hours
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 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

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

To check your own street, search a Redwood City ZIP code — 94061, 94062, 94063, 94064 or 94065 — and the map opens on that area.

Redwood City, CA — live power outage tracker