When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Hammond, IN?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Lake County, Indiana
29
customers reported out in Lake, IN
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (NIPSCO): Oct 3, 6:00 PM CDT — this time has passed
County-wide restoration 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)
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Hammond-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
🔔 Check back after the next update, or keep me updated — we'll alert you when a dependable restoration estimate is ready.
Updated 10:46 PM CDT.
22 out, then 2929 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2.7 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Hammond, 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 Hammond

Hammond is a city of about 76,030 residents in Lake County.

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

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

Around Hammond: the closest other places we track are East Chicago, about 3 miles to the northeast; Calumet City, IL, about 3 miles to the west; Lansing, IL, about 5 miles to the southwest; and Munster, about 5 miles to the south. Also nearby: Highland (5 mi S); Dolton, IL (6 mi W); South Holland, IL (6 mi W); Griffith (7 mi SE); Gary (8 mi E); Riverdale, IL (8 mi W); Dyer (8 mi S); and Harvey, IL (8 mi W).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Lake Station (12 mi); southeast toward Hobart (13 mi); south toward Schererville (9 mi); southwest toward Homewood, IL (10 mi); west toward Blue Island, IL (10 mi); and northwest toward Evergreen Park, IL (13 mi).

Who serves Hammond?

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 Hammond

Hammond's last tracked outage began Sep 28, peaked at 278 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Sep 28 — 278 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 26 — 68 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Sep 25 — 28 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 24 — 27 customers out, restored in an hour
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 Hammond, IN?

To check your own street, search a Hammond ZIP code — 46320, 46323, 46324, 46325 or 46327 — and the map opens on that area.

Hammond, IN — live power outage tracker