When will the power be back in Michigan City, IN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Michigan City is a city of about 31,466 residents in LaPorte County.
Indiana Michigan Power has reported outages for Michigan City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Michigan City 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 Michigan City:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Michigan City: the closest other places we track are La Porte, about 10 miles to the southeast; Chesterton, about 12 miles to the southwest; Portage, about 18 miles to the southwest; and Valparaiso, about 18 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Lake Station (22 mi SW), Hobart (25 mi SW), Gary (26 mi W), Merrillville (28 mi SW), East Chicago (30 mi W), South Bend (31 mi E), Griffith (31 mi SW) and Crown Point (32 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Niles, MI (33 mi); southeast toward Plymouth (38 mi); southwest toward Schererville (33 mi); west toward Highland (32 mi); and northwest toward Evanston, IL (48 mi).
Who serves Michigan City?
We track live outage data from NIPSCO, Indiana Michigan Power and Kankakee Valley REMC in LaPorte County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Kingsford Heights also serves parts of LaPorte County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Michigan City's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 53 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 29 — 53 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 27 — 29 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 22 — 42 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 21 — 84 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of LaPorte County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.3 hr. The full record for LaPorte County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Michigan City, IN?
To check your own street, search a Michigan City ZIP code — 46360 or 46361 — and the map opens on that area.
