When will the power be back in New Bedford, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
New Bedford is a city of about 101,318 residents in Bristol County.
Eversource has reported outages for New Bedford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when New Bedford 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 New Bedford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around New Bedford: the closest other places we track are Fall River, about 9 miles to the northwest; Taunton, about 19 miles to the northwest; Bridgewater, about 22 miles to the north; and Newport, RI, about 23 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: East Providence, RI (24 mi NW); Warwick, RI (25 mi W); Attleboro (26 mi NW); Pawtucket, RI (27 mi NW); Providence, RI (27 mi NW); Central Falls, RI (28 mi NW); Cranston, RI (29 mi W); and Brockton (29 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Randolph (36 mi); east toward Barnstable (30 mi); west toward Norwich, CT (60 mi); and northwest toward North Attleborough (30 mi).
Who serves New Bedford?
We track live outage data from National Grid and Eversource in Bristol County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of North Attleborough, City of Taunton and Town of Mansfield also serve parts of Bristol County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
New Bedford's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 1,461 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 1,461 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 604 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 24 — 1,188 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 13 — 261 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Bristol County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Bristol County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in New Bedford, MA?
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 New Bedford's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in New Bedford, MA?
To check your own street, search a New Bedford ZIP code — 02740, 02741, 02742, 02744, 02745 or 02746 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show New Bedford specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for New Bedford we have the city-level view: Eversource has published outages for New Bedford under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When New Bedford is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Bristol County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes New Bedford.
