When will the power be back in Franklin, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Franklin is a city of about 33,742 residents in Norfolk County.
Eversource and National Grid have reported outages in Franklin on their own public outage map — so when Franklin 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 Franklin:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Franklin: the closest other places we track are Woonsocket, RI, about 7 miles to the southwest; Attleboro, about 12 miles to the southeast; Pawtucket, RI, about 15 miles to the south; and Framingham, about 15 miles to the north. Also nearby: Providence, RI (18 mi S); Randolph (19 mi E); Marlborough (19 mi N); Brockton (20 mi E); Newton (20 mi NE); East Providence, RI (20 mi S); Cranston, RI (22 mi S); and Waltham (23 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lowell (38 mi); northeast toward Watertown (23 mi); east toward Bridgewater (24 mi); southeast toward New Bedford (38 mi); south toward Warwick, RI (27 mi); southwest toward Groton, CT (63 mi); west toward Southbridge (32 mi); and northwest toward Worcester (24 mi).
Who serves Franklin?
We track live outage data from National Grid, Eversource, Braintree Electric Light Department and Norwood Municipal Light Department in Norfolk County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Wellesley also serves parts of Norfolk County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Franklin's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 79 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 27 — 79 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 27 — 51 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 26 — 148 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 26 — 1,130 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Norfolk County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Norfolk County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Franklin, 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 Franklin's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Franklin, MA?
To check your own street, search a Franklin ZIP code — 02038 — and the map opens on that area.
