When will the power be back in San Bruno, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
San Bruno is a city of about 42,035 residents in San Mateo County.
Pacific Gas & Electric has reported outages for San Bruno by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when San Bruno 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 San Bruno:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around San Bruno: the closest other places we track are South San Francisco, about 2 miles to the northeast; Millbrae, about 2 miles to the southeast; Pacifica, about 3 miles to the west; and Burlingame, about 5 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Daly City (5 mi NW), Hillsborough (6 mi SE), San Mateo (8 mi SE), Belmont (11 mi SE), Half Moon Bay (11 mi S), Foster City (11 mi E), Alameda (12 mi NE) and San Carlos (13 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Albany (19 mi); northeast toward Oakland (15 mi); east toward San Leandro (16 mi); southeast toward Redwood City (14 mi); and northwest toward San Francisco (17 mi).
Who serves San Bruno?
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.
San Bruno's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 37 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 26 — 37 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 25 — 42 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 24 — 48 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 21 — 72 customers out, restored in 7 hours
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 San Bruno, 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 San Bruno's own record: across the 6 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 San Bruno, CA?
To check your own street, search a San Bruno ZIP code — 94066 — and the map opens on that area.
