When will the power be back in Lowell, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Lowell is a city of about 120,418 residents in Middlesex County.
National Grid has reported outages for Lowell by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Lowell 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 Lowell:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lowell: the closest other places we track are Lawrence, about 9 miles to the northeast; Methuen, about 9 miles to the northeast; Nashua, NH, about 11 miles to the northwest; and Woburn, about 14 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Haverhill (16 mi NE), Waltham (18 mi S), Melrose (18 mi SE), Medford (18 mi SE), Peabody (19 mi E), Malden (20 mi SE), Watertown (20 mi S) and Somerville (20 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Manchester, NH (25 mi); northeast toward Amesbury (24 mi); east toward Beverly (25 mi); southeast toward Cambridge (21 mi); south toward Newton (22 mi); southwest toward Marlborough (23 mi); west toward Leominster (24 mi); and northwest toward Keene, NH (54 mi).
Who serves Lowell?
We track live outage data from Eversource and National Grid in Middlesex County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Co, Town of Concord, Town of Reading and 5 others also serve parts of Middlesex County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Lowell's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 159 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 27 — 159 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 42 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 26 — 38 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 20 — 400 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Middlesex County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.5 hr. The full record for Middlesex County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Lowell, MA?
To check your own street, search a Lowell ZIP code — 01850, 01851, 01852, 01853 or 01854 — and the map opens on that area.
