When will the power be back in Methuen, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Methuen is a city of about 54,272 residents in Essex County.
National Grid has reported outages for Methuen by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Methuen 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 Methuen:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Methuen: the closest other places we track are Lawrence, about 3 miles to the southeast; Haverhill, about 6 miles to the northeast; Lowell, about 9 miles to the southwest; and Amesbury, about 15 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Nashua, NH (15 mi W); Newburyport (16 mi E); Woburn (17 mi S); Peabody (18 mi SE); Melrose (20 mi S); Beverly (21 mi SE); Lynn (21 mi SE); and Manchester, NH (22 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Rochester, NH (40 mi); northeast toward Portsmouth, NH (30 mi); east toward Gloucester (27 mi); southeast toward Salem (23 mi); south toward Medford (22 mi); southwest toward Framingham (32 mi); west toward Fitchburg (33 mi); and northwest toward Concord, NH (39 mi).
Who serves Methuen?
We track live outage data from National Grid in Essex County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Peabody, Town of Marblehead, Town of Danvers and 6 others also serve parts of Essex County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Methuen's last tracked outage began Sep 21, peaked at 1,823 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 21 — 1,823 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 19 — 70 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 13 — 204 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 6 — 129 customers out, restored in 13 hours
County context: across all of Essex County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.8 hr. The full record for Essex County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Methuen, 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 Methuen'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 Methuen, MA?
To check your own street, search a Methuen ZIP code — 01844 — and the map opens on that area.
