When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Michigan City, IN?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · LaPorte County, Indiana
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customers reported out in Michigan City · live from Indiana Michigan Power
Across the whole county (LaPorte, IN, all utilities): 51 reported out, county-wide outlook past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~5 hr start to finish (11 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Michigan City figure above.
Updated 10:49 PM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Michigan City, 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 Michigan City

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.

Recent outages tracked in Michigan City

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
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 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.

Michigan City, IN — live power outage tracker