When will the power be back in Northampton, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Northampton is a city of about 31,315 residents in Hampshire County.
Eversource and National Grid have reported outages for Northampton by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Northampton 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 Northampton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Northampton: the closest other places we track are Easthampton, about 4 miles to the south; Holyoke, about 8 miles to the south; Amherst, about 9 miles to the east; and Chicopee, about 12 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Westfield (14 mi S), West Springfield (14 mi S), Springfield (16 mi SE), Agawam (18 mi S), Greenfield (20 mi N), Palmer (21 mi SE), Pittsfield (31 mi W) and North Adams (33 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Claremont, NH (75 mi); northeast toward Gardner (39 mi); east toward Worcester (44 mi); southeast toward Southbridge (38 mi); south toward Hartford, CT (39 mi); southwest toward Torrington, CT (41 mi); west toward Kingston, NY (73 mi); and northwest toward Troy, NY (58 mi).
Who serves Northampton?
We track live outage data from Eversource and National Grid in Hampshire County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of South Hadley also serves parts of Hampshire County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Northampton's last tracked outage began Sep 21, peaked at 47 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 21 — 47 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 11 — 41 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 3 — 138 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 30 — 35 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Hampshire County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Hampshire County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Northampton, 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 Northampton's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Northampton, MA?
To check your own street, search a Northampton ZIP code — 01060, 01061 or 01063 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Northampton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Northampton we have the city-level view: Eversource and National Grid have published outages for Northampton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Northampton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Hampshire County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Northampton.
