When will the power be back in Bridgeport, CT?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bridgeport is a city of about 151,599 residents in Fairfield County.
United Illuminating has reported outages for Bridgeport by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bridgeport: the closest other places we track are Milford, about 7 miles to the east; Shelton, about 9 miles to the north; Derby, about 11 miles to the northeast; and Ansonia, about 13 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: West Haven (13 mi NE); Norwalk (13 mi SW); New Haven (16 mi NE); Stamford (20 mi W); Danbury (21 mi NW); Naugatuck (22 mi N); Waterbury (27 mi N); and Patchogue, NY (31 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Bristol (37 mi); northeast toward Meriden (32 mi); east toward New London (58 mi); south toward Babylon, NY (35 mi); southwest toward Glen Cove, NY (31 mi); west toward West Haverstraw, NY (41 mi); and northwest toward Beacon, NY (46 mi).
Who serves Bridgeport?
We track live outage data from Eversource and United Illuminating ↗ in Fairfield County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of South Norwalk and Norwalk Third Taxing District also serve parts of Fairfield County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Bridgeport's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 1,319 customers out, and was restored in 21 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.
- Sep 26 — 1,319 customers out, restored in 21 hours
- Sep 25 — 137 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 24 — 75 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Fairfield County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for Fairfield County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bridgeport, CT?
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 Bridgeport's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bridgeport, CT?
To check your own street, search a Bridgeport ZIP code — 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608 or 06610 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Bridgeport specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Bridgeport we have the city-level view: United Illuminating has published outages for Bridgeport under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Bridgeport is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Fairfield County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Bridgeport.
