When will the power be back in Golden, CO?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Golden is a city of about 20,151 residents in Jefferson County.
Xcel Energy has reported outages for Golden by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Golden 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 Golden:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Golden: the closest other places we track are Lakewood, about 6 miles to the southeast; Wheat Ridge, about 6 miles to the east; Arvada, about 7 miles to the northeast; and Westminster, about 13 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Englewood (13 mi SE), Federal Heights (14 mi NE), Superior (14 mi N), Littleton (15 mi SE), Louisville (16 mi N), Broomfield (17 mi NE), Northglenn (17 mi NE) and Denver (18 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lafayette (19 mi); northeast toward Thornton (19 mi); east toward Aurora (26 mi); southeast toward Greenwood Village (18 mi); south toward Colorado Springs (65 mi); southwest toward Montrose (167 mi); west toward Glenwood Springs (114 mi); and northwest toward Steamboat Springs (99 mi).
Who serves Golden?
We track live outage data from Xcel Energy and United Power ↗ in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.
Golden's last tracked outage began Sep 9, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes.
- Sep 9 — 26 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Jefferson County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Golden, CO?
To check your own street, search a Golden ZIP code — 80401, 80402, 80403 or 80419 — and the map opens on that area.
