When will the power be back in Newton, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Newton is a city of about 90,700 residents in Middlesex County.
Eversource has reported outages for Newton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Newton 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 Newton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Newton: the closest other places we track are Watertown, about 3 miles to the northeast; Waltham, about 4 miles to the northwest; Cambridge, about 6 miles to the northeast; and Somerville, about 7 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Medford (8 mi NE), Everett (9 mi NE), Boston (10 mi E), Chelsea (10 mi NE), Malden (10 mi NE), Woburn (11 mi N), Quincy (11 mi SE) and Melrose (11 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lowell (22 mi); northeast toward Revere (13 mi); east toward Winthrop (13 mi); southeast toward Randolph (13 mi); south toward North Attleborough (26 mi); southwest toward Franklin (20 mi); west toward Framingham (12 mi); and northwest toward Leominster (32 mi).
Who serves Newton?
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.
Newton's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 25 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 25 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 28 — 61 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 26 — 1,334 customers out, restored in 34 hours
- Sep 24 — 44 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 Newton, MA?
To check your own street, search a Newton ZIP code — 02458 — and the map opens on that area.
