When will the power be back in West Haven, CT?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
West Haven is a city of about 55,379 residents in New Haven County.
United Illuminating has reported outages for West Haven by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when West Haven 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 West Haven:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around West Haven: the closest other places we track are New Haven, about 3 miles to the northeast; Milford, about 6 miles to the southwest; Derby, about 7 miles to the northwest; and Ansonia, about 7 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Shelton (9 mi W), Bridgeport (13 mi SW), Naugatuck (16 mi N), Waterbury (20 mi N), Meriden (20 mi NE), Middletown (25 mi NE), Norwalk (27 mi SW) and Danbury (28 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Bristol (28 mi); northeast toward Hartford (37 mi); east toward New London (45 mi); south toward Patchogue, NY (35 mi); southwest toward Stamford (33 mi); and west toward West Haverstraw, NY (53 mi).
Who serves West Haven?
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.
West Haven's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 89 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 27 — 89 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 17 — 1,363 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 11 — 41 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 25 — 271 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
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
When will my power be back on in West Haven, 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 West Haven's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in West Haven, CT?
To check your own street, search a West Haven ZIP code — 06516 — and the map opens on that area.
