When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Modesto, CA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Stanislaus County, California
No significant county-wide outage reported in Stanislaus, CA right now.
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Elsewhere in California: 21,747 customers reported out — statewide status.
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⚡ No power in Modesto, CA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Modesto

Modesto is a city of about 220,592 residents in Stanislaus County.

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

ZIP codes in Modesto:

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

Around Modesto: the closest other places we track are Ceres, about 4 miles to the southeast; Riverbank, about 7 miles to the northeast; Ripon, about 10 miles to the northwest; and Turlock, about 12 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Oakdale (12 mi NE), Patterson (14 mi SW), Manteca (16 mi NW), Lathrop (21 mi NW), Newman (22 mi S), Livingston (23 mi SE), Tracy (25 mi W) and Stockton (29 mi NW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Galt (47 mi); southeast toward Atwater (30 mi); south toward Los Banos (41 mi); southwest toward Morgan Hill (49 mi); west toward Livermore (42 mi); and northwest toward Lodi (37 mi).

Who serves Modesto?

We track live outage data from Pacific Gas & Electric, Turlock Irrigation District ↗ and Modesto Irrigation District ↗ in Stanislaus County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Modesto

Modesto's last tracked outage began Sep 21, peaked at 143 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Sep 21 — 143 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
  • Sep 14 — 95 customers out, restored in 6 hours
  • Sep 11 — 25 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Aug 27 — 49 customers out, restored in 7 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 Stanislaus County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Stanislaus County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Modesto, 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 Modesto's own record: across the 5 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 Modesto, CA?

To check your own street, search a Modesto ZIP code — 95350, 95351, 95352, 95353, 95354, 95355 or any of the other 4 — and the map opens on that area.

Modesto, CA — live power outage tracker