When will the power be back in Medford, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Medford is a city of about 59,898 residents in Middlesex County.
Eversource and National Grid have reported outages for Medford by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Medford 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 Medford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Medford: the closest other places we track are Somerville, about 2 miles to the south; Malden, about 3 miles to the east; Everett, about 3 miles to the southeast; and Cambridge, about 3 miles to the south. Also nearby: Melrose (3 mi NE), Chelsea (4 mi SE), Woburn (5 mi NW), Watertown (5 mi SW), Revere (6 mi E), Waltham (7 mi W), Boston (8 mi SE) and Winthrop (8 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lawrence (19 mi); northeast toward Lynn (8 mi); southeast toward Quincy (12 mi); south toward Braintree (16 mi); southwest toward Newton (8 mi); west toward Marlborough (23 mi); and northwest toward Lowell (18 mi).
Who serves Medford?
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.
Medford's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 50 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 27 — 50 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 67 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 15 — 1,733 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 14 — 2,115 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 Medford, MA?
To check your own street, search a Medford ZIP code — 02153 or 02155 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Medford specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Medford we have the city-level view: Eversource and National Grid have published outages for Medford under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Medford is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Middlesex County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Medford.
