When will the power be back in Griffith, IN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Griffith is a town of about 16,192 residents in Lake County.
NIPSCO has reported outages for Griffith by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Griffith 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 Griffith:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Griffith: the closest other places we track are Highland, about 2 miles to the northwest; Schererville, about 3 miles to the south; Munster, about 4 miles to the west; and Dyer, about 5 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Gary (6 mi NE); St. John (6 mi S); Merrillville (7 mi SE); Lansing, IL (7 mi W); Hammond (7 mi NW); Hobart (8 mi E); East Chicago (8 mi N); and Calumet City, IL (9 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Lake Station (9 mi); southeast toward Crown Point (9 mi); south toward Cedar Lake (11 mi); west toward Chicago Heights, IL (11 mi); and northwest toward South Holland, IL (10 mi).
Who serves Griffith?
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.
Griffith's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 36 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 36 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 17 — 67 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 1 — 209 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 31 — 31 customers out, restored in an hour
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 Griffith, IN?
To check your own street, search a Griffith ZIP code — 46319 — and the map opens on that area.
