When will the power be back in Porterville, CA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Porterville is a city of about 63,517 residents in Tulare County.
Southern California Edison has reported outages for Porterville by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Porterville 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 Porterville:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Porterville: the closest other places we track are Lindsay, about 11 miles to the north; Exeter, about 17 miles to the north; Farmersville, about 19 miles to the northwest; and Tulare, about 19 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Delano (24 mi SW), Visalia (24 mi NW), Corcoran (29 mi W), McFarland (30 mi S), Wasco (37 mi SW), Dinuba (39 mi NW), Hanford (39 mi NW) and Shafter (42 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Ridgecrest (82 mi); southeast toward Tehachapi (72 mi); south toward Bakersfield (49 mi); southwest toward Atascadero (101 mi); west toward Lemoore (45 mi); and northwest toward Kingsburg (43 mi).
Who serves Porterville?
We track live outage data from Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric in Tulare County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Porterville's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 78 customers out, and was restored in 13 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 13 hours.
- Oct 2 — 78 customers out, restored in 13 hours
- Sep 29 — 73 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Sep 23 — 51 customers out, restored in 14 hours
- Sep 22 — 324 customers out, restored in 12 hours
County context: across all of Tulare County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7.5 hr. The full record for Tulare County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Porterville, 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 Porterville's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 13 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Porterville, CA?
To check your own street, search a Porterville ZIP code — 93257 or 93258 — and the map opens on that area.
