When will the power be back in Gary, IN?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Lake County, Indiana

customers reported out in Gary · live from NIPSCO

Utility restoration time for Gary: Oct 3, 6:00 PM CDT — this time has passed

Gary outlook: past outages here typically ran ~6 hr, based on 5 past outages of any size

Across the whole county (Lake, IN, all utilities): 29 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~3 hr start to finish (11 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Gary figure above.

Updated 10:46 PM CDT.

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⚡ No power in Gary, IN? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Gary

Gary is a city of about 67,555 residents in Lake County.

NIPSCO has reported outages for Gary by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Gary 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 Gary:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Gary: the closest other places we track are Lake Station, about 5 miles to the east; Griffith, about 6 miles to the southwest; Highland, about 6 miles to the southwest; and Hobart, about 7 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: East Chicago (7 mi NW); Hammond (8 mi W); Merrillville (8 mi S); Portage (9 mi E); Munster (9 mi W); Schererville (9 mi SW); Lansing, IL (10 mi W); and Dyer (11 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Chesterton (15 mi); southeast toward Valparaiso (17 mi); south toward Crown Point (12 mi); southwest toward St. John (12 mi); west toward Calumet City, IL (11 mi); and northwest toward Evergreen Park, IL (20 mi).

Who serves Gary?

We track live outage data from NIPSCO and Kankakee Valley REMC in Lake County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Gary

Gary's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 74 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 1 — 74 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 1 — 58 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Sep 30 — 73 customers out, restored in an hour
Sep 30 — 25 customers out, restored in 2 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Lake County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Lake County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Gary, IN?

To check your own street, search a Gary ZIP code — 46401, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46406, 46407 or any of the other 2 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Cedar Lake · Crown Point · Dyer · East Chicago · Griffith · Hammond · Highland · Hobart

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