When will the power be back in Aurora, CO?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Aurora is a city of about 403,130 residents in Arapahoe County.
Xcel Energy has reported outages for Aurora by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Aurora 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 Aurora:
Aurora also extends into a neighboring county: 80010 · 80019 · 80040 · 80042 · 80045. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Aurora: the closest other places we track are Denver, about 9 miles to the northwest; Centennial, about 11 miles to the southwest; Greenwood Village, about 12 miles to the southwest; and Commerce City, about 12 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Parker (14 mi S), Lone Tree (15 mi SW), Englewood (15 mi W), Littleton (18 mi SW), Brighton (19 mi N), Thornton (19 mi NW), Castle Pines (19 mi SW) and Federal Heights (19 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Firestone (33 mi); northeast toward Fort Morgan (62 mi); southeast toward Garden City, KS (240 mi); south toward Castle Rock (24 mi); southwest toward Montrose (189 mi); west toward Wheat Ridge (21 mi); and northwest toward Northglenn (19 mi).
Who serves Aurora?
We track live outage data from Xcel Energy, Mountain View Electric Association and Morgan County Rural Electric Association in Arapahoe County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. CORE Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Arapahoe County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.
Aurora's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 121 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Oct 2 — 121 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 281 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 1 — 160 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 30 — 69 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Arapahoe County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Arapahoe County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Aurora, CO?
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 Aurora's own record: across the 6 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 Aurora, CO?
To check your own street, search an Aurora ZIP code — 80011, 80012, 80013, 80014, 80015, 80016 or any of the other 6 — and the map opens on that area.
