When will the power be back in South San Francisco, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
South San Francisco is a city of about 64,660 residents in San Mateo County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for South San Francisco by name, so this page reports the San Mateo County county-wide view, which covers South San Francisco. If a serving utility does name South San Francisco during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in South San Francisco:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South San Francisco: the closest other places we track are San Bruno, about 2 miles to the southwest; Millbrae, about 3 miles to the south; Daly City, about 4 miles to the northwest; and Pacifica, about 4 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Burlingame (5 mi SE), Hillsborough (7 mi SE), San Mateo (8 mi SE), Foster City (11 mi SE), Alameda (11 mi NE), Belmont (11 mi SE), Half Moon Bay (12 mi S) and San Carlos (13 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Berkeley (16 mi); northeast toward Oakland (13 mi); east toward San Leandro (14 mi); southeast toward Redwood City (14 mi); and northwest toward San Francisco (17 mi).
Who serves South San Francisco?
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.
South San Francisco's last tracked outage began Sep 28, peaked at 66 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Sep 28 — 66 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 25 — 161 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 21 — 29 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 15 — 32 customers out, restored in an hour
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 South San Francisco, 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 South San Francisco's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in South San Francisco, CA?
To check your own street, search a South San Francisco ZIP code — 94080 or 94083 — and the map opens on that area.
