When will the power be back in Newark, DE?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Newark is a city of about 30,506 residents in New Castle County.
Delmarva Power has reported outages for Newark by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Newark 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 Newark:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Newark: the closest other places we track are Wilmington, about 13 miles to the east; Middletown, about 16 miles to the south; Havre de Grace, MD, about 21 miles to the southwest; and West Chester, PA, about 21 miles to the north. Also nearby: Coatesville, PA (21 mi N); Chester, PA (24 mi NE); Aberdeen, MD (25 mi SW); Lansdowne, PA (31 mi NE); Yeadon, PA (32 mi NE); Bel Air, MD (33 mi W); Phoenixville, PA (34 mi N); and Norristown, PA (38 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pottstown, PA (40 mi); northeast toward Princeton, NJ (74 mi); east toward Atlantic City, NJ (73 mi); southeast toward Ocean City, NJ (68 mi); south toward Cambridge, MD (79 mi); southwest toward Annapolis, MD (63 mi); and west toward Westminster, MD (67 mi).
Who serves Newark?
We track live outage data from Delmarva Power in New Castle County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Newark, Town of Middletown, Town of Smyrna and 1 other also serve parts of New Castle County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Newark's last tracked outage began Oct 12, peaked at 97 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Oct 12 — 97 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Oct 8 — 43 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 3 — 50 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 39 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of New Castle County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for New Castle County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Newark, DE?
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 Newark's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Newark, DE?
To check your own street, search a Newark ZIP code — 19702, 19711, 19712, 19713, 19714, 19715 or any of the other 4 — and the map opens on that area.
