When will the power be back in Valparaiso, IN?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Valparaiso is a city of about 35,065 residents in Porter County.
NIPSCO has reported outages for Valparaiso by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Valparaiso: the closest other places we track are Chesterton, about 8 miles to the north; Portage, about 10 miles to the northwest; Hobart, about 12 miles to the west; and Lake Station, about 13 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Merrillville (14 mi W), Crown Point (16 mi W), Gary (17 mi NW), Michigan City (18 mi NE), Griffith (20 mi W), La Porte (20 mi NE), Schererville (20 mi W) and Cedar Lake (21 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Plymouth (39 mi); southwest toward Lowell (23 mi); west toward Highland (22 mi); and northwest toward East Chicago (24 mi).
Who serves Valparaiso?
We track live outage data from NIPSCO, Kankakee Valley REMC and Jasper County REMC in Porter County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Valparaiso's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 45 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 55 minutes.
- Oct 2 — 45 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 28 — 1,441 customers out, restored in 29 hours
- Sep 29 — 25 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 26 — 49 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
County context: across all of Porter County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4 hr. The full record for Porter County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Valparaiso, IN?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Valparaiso's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 55 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Valparaiso, IN?
To check your own street, search a Valparaiso ZIP code — 46383, 46384 or 46385 — and the map opens on that area.
