When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Waltham, MA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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customers reported out in Waltham · live from Eversource
Across the whole county (Middlesex, MA, all utilities): 12 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~9 hr start to finish (33 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Waltham figure above.
Updated 11:37 PM EDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Waltham

Waltham is a city of about 65,849 residents in Middlesex County.

Eversource has reported outages for Waltham by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Waltham 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 Waltham:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Waltham: the closest other places we track are Watertown, about 4 miles to the east; Newton, about 4 miles to the southeast; Cambridge, about 6 miles to the east; and Somerville, about 7 miles to the east. Also nearby: Medford (7 mi E), Woburn (8 mi NE), Everett (10 mi E), Malden (10 mi E), Melrose (10 mi NE), Chelsea (11 mi E), Framingham (11 mi SW) and Boston (12 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lowell (18 mi); northeast toward Peabody (17 mi); east toward Revere (13 mi); southeast toward Quincy (15 mi); south toward North Attleborough (29 mi); southwest toward Franklin (23 mi); west toward Marlborough (16 mi); and northwest toward Nashua, NH (28 mi).

Who serves Waltham?

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.

Recent outages tracked in Waltham

Waltham's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 1,007 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Sep 26 — 1,007 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 24 — 29 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
  • Sep 10 — 709 customers out, restored in 8 hours
  • Sep 9 — 65 customers out, restored in an hour
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

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 Waltham, MA?

To check your own street, search a Waltham ZIP code — 02451, 02452, 02453 or 02454 — and the map opens on that area.

Waltham, MA — live power outage tracker