When will the power be back in Wilmington, DE?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Wilmington is a city of about 73,176 residents in New Castle County.
Delmarva Power has reported outages for Wilmington by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Wilmington 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 Wilmington:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Wilmington: the closest other places we track are Chester, PA, about 11 miles to the northeast; Newark, about 13 miles to the west; West Chester, PA, about 16 miles to the north; and Lansdowne, PA, about 20 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Yeadon, PA (20 mi NE); Middletown (23 mi SW); Coatesville, PA (23 mi NW); Phoenixville, PA (28 mi N); Norristown, PA (29 mi N); Havre de Grace, MD (34 mi W); Pottstown, PA (36 mi N); and Aberdeen, MD (38 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Allentown, PA (60 mi); northeast toward Princeton, NJ (62 mi); southeast toward Ocean City, NJ (59 mi); south toward Cambridge, MD (87 mi); southwest toward Annapolis, MD (74 mi); west toward Bel Air, MD (46 mi); and northwest toward Pottsville, PA (75 mi).
Who serves Wilmington?
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.
Wilmington's last tracked outage began Oct 16, peaked at 65 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 16 — 65 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Oct 15 — 29 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 14 — 33 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 13 — 45 customers out, restored in 8 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington's own record: across the 6 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 Wilmington, DE?
To check your own street, search a Wilmington ZIP code — 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806 or any of the other 19 — and the map opens on that area.
