When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Hobart, 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 Hobart-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 Hobart, 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 Hobart

Hobart is a city of about 29,418 residents in Lake County.

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

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

Around Hobart: the closest other places we track are Merrillville, about 4 miles to the southwest; Lake Station, about 4 miles to the north; Gary, about 7 miles to the northwest; and Portage, about 7 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Griffith (8 mi W), Crown Point (8 mi SW), Schererville (9 mi W), Highland (10 mi W), St. John (11 mi SW), Valparaiso (12 mi E), Munster (12 mi W) and Dyer (12 mi W).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Chesterton (13 mi); east toward La Porte (30 mi); southwest toward Cedar Lake (13 mi); west toward Lansing, IL (15 mi); and northwest toward East Chicago (13 mi).

Who serves Hobart?

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 Hobart

Hobart's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 50 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Oct 1 — 50 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
  • Sep 20 — 42 customers out, restored in 15 hours
  • Sep 18 — 27 customers out, restored in 5 hours
  • Sep 17 — 1,364 customers out, restored in 15 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 Hobart, IN?

To check your own street, search a Hobart ZIP code — 46342 — and the map opens on that area.

Hobart, IN — live power outage tracker