When will the power be back in Watertown, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Watertown is a city of about 35,985 residents in Middlesex County.
Eversource has reported outages for Watertown by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Watertown 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 Watertown:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Watertown: the closest other places we track are Cambridge, about 3 miles to the east; Newton, about 3 miles to the southwest; Waltham, about 4 miles to the west; and Somerville, about 4 miles to the east. Also nearby: Medford (5 mi NE), Everett (7 mi E), Malden (7 mi NE), Chelsea (8 mi E), Woburn (8 mi N), Melrose (8 mi NE), Boston (9 mi E) and Revere (10 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lowell (20 mi); northeast toward Lynn (13 mi); east toward Winthrop (11 mi); southeast toward Quincy (11 mi); south toward Brockton (21 mi); southwest toward Franklin (23 mi); west toward Framingham (14 mi); and northwest toward Nashua, NH (31 mi).
Who serves Watertown?
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.
Watertown's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 47 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 30 — 47 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 26 — 510 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 20 — 96 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 18 — 39 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
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
When will my power be back on in Watertown, 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 Watertown's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Watertown, MA?
To check your own street, search a Watertown ZIP code — 02471, 02472 or 02477 — and the map opens on that area.
