When will the power be back in Bristol, CT?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bristol is a city of about 62,195 residents in Hartford County.
Eversource has reported outages for Bristol by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bristol 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 Bristol:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bristol: the closest other places we track are New Britain, about 8 miles to the east; Waterbury, about 10 miles to the southwest; Meriden, about 13 miles to the southeast; and Torrington, about 14 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Naugatuck (14 mi SW), Hartford (15 mi NE), Middletown (17 mi SE), Ansonia (24 mi S), Derby (26 mi S), New Haven (26 mi S), Shelton (28 mi S) and West Haven (28 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Easthampton, MA (43 mi); northeast toward Springfield, MA (36 mi); east toward Cranston, RI (75 mi); southeast toward New London (50 mi); south toward Milford (32 mi); southwest toward Danbury (34 mi); and west toward Beacon, NY (54 mi).
Who serves Bristol?
We track live outage data from Eversource in Hartford County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Bristol's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 124 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 124 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 27 — 60 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 24 — 817 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 21 — 48 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
County context: across all of Hartford County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4 hr. The full record for Hartford County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Bristol, CT?
To check your own street, search a Bristol ZIP code — 06010 — and the map opens on that area.
