When will the power be back in Rockford, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Rockford is a city of about 147,486 residents in Winnebago County.
ComEd has reported outages for Rockford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Rockford 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 Rockford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Rockford: the closest other places we track are Loves Park, about 6 miles to the northeast; Machesney Park, about 8 miles to the north; Belvidere, about 10 miles to the east; and Roscoe, about 12 miles to the north. Also nearby: Beloit, WI (18 mi N); Sycamore (27 mi SE); DeKalb (28 mi SE); Freeport (29 mi W); Janesville, WI (29 mi N); Woodstock (32 mi E); Huntley (33 mi E); and Pingree Grove (34 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Stoughton, WI (47 mi); northeast toward Elkhorn, WI (39 mi); east toward Lake in the Hills (37 mi); southeast toward Campton Hills (40 mi); southwest toward Dixon (36 mi); and northwest toward Monroe, WI (38 mi).
Who serves Rockford?
We track live outage data from ComEd and Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Winnebago County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Rockford's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 71 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 71 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 65 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 30 — 41 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 26 — 561 customers out, restored in 5 hours
County context: across all of Winnebago County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Winnebago County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Rockford, IL?
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 Rockford's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Rockford, IL?
To check your own street, search a Rockford ZIP code — 61101, 61102, 61103, 61104, 61105, 61106 or any of the other 8 — and the map opens on that area.
