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
4
customers reported out in San Mateo, 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 (Pacific Gas & Electric): Oct 4, 12:00 PM PDT · 4 different times posted; the latest Oct 10, 7:50 PM PDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~16 hr, based on 8 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Redwood City-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 8:27 AM PDT.
11 out, then 44 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 3 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
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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 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: East Palo Alto (5 mi SE), San Mateo (6 mi NW), Hillsborough (9 mi W), Palo Alto (9 mi SE), Hayward (10 mi NE), Burlingame (10 mi NW), Newark (10 mi E) and Mountain View (11 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward San Leandro (13 mi); northeast toward Union City (12 mi); east toward Fremont (12 mi); southeast toward Los Altos (12 mi); south toward Scotts Valley (34 mi); west toward Half Moon Bay (13 mi); and northwest toward Millbrae (12 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 2, peaked at 48 customers out, and was restored in 12 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 8 hours.

  • Oct 2 — 48 customers out, restored in 12 hours
  • Oct 1 — 47 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
  • Oct 1 — 128 customers out, restored in 5 hours
  • Sep 29 — 2,315 customers out, restored in 11 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