When will the power be back in Waterbury, CT?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Waterbury is a city of about 115,908 residents in New Haven County.
Eversource has reported outages for Waterbury by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Waterbury 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 Waterbury:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Waterbury: the closest other places we track are Naugatuck, about 5 miles to the south; Bristol, about 10 miles to the northeast; Meriden, about 13 miles to the east; and Ansonia, about 15 miles to the south. Also nearby: New Britain (15 mi NE), Derby (16 mi S), New Haven (18 mi S), Shelton (18 mi S), Torrington (20 mi N), Middletown (20 mi E), West Haven (20 mi S) and Milford (23 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Easthampton, MA (52 mi); northeast toward Hartford (23 mi); east toward New London (51 mi); south toward Bridgeport (27 mi); southwest toward Danbury (25 mi); and west toward Beacon, NY (48 mi).
Who serves Waterbury?
We track live outage data from Eversource and United Illuminating ↗ in New Haven County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Wallingford also serves parts of New Haven County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Waterbury's last tracked outage began Oct 3, peaked at 2,607 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 3 — 2,607 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 28 — 29 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 1,100 customers out, restored in 20 hours
- Sep 26 — 1,333 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of New Haven County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for New Haven County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Waterbury, CT?
To check your own street, search a Waterbury ZIP code — 06702, 06704, 06705, 06706, 06708 or 06710 — and the map opens on that area.
