When will the power be back in Salem, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Salem is a city of about 45,677 residents in Essex County.
National Grid has reported outages for Salem by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Salem 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 Salem:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Salem: the closest other places we track are Beverly, about 3 miles to the north; Lynn, about 6 miles to the southwest; Peabody, about 6 miles to the west; and Revere, about 10 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Winthrop (11 mi SW), Melrose (11 mi W), Gloucester (12 mi NE), Malden (12 mi SW), Chelsea (12 mi SW), Everett (13 mi SW), Medford (14 mi SW) and Boston (15 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Newburyport (21 mi); southeast toward Barnstable (64 mi); south toward Weymouth (22 mi); southwest toward Somerville (15 mi); west toward Woburn (15 mi); and northwest toward Lawrence (20 mi).
Who serves Salem?
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. Town of Marblehead, City of Peabody, Town of Danvers and 6 others also serve parts of Essex County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Salem's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 90 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 40 minutes.
- Sep 26 — 90 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 19 — 42 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Aug 27 — 26 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
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 Salem, 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 Salem's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 40 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Salem, MA?
To check your own street, search a Salem ZIP code — 01970 or 01971 — and the map opens on that area.
