When will the power be back in Boston, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Boston is a city of about 673,458 residents in Suffolk County.
Eversource has reported outages for Boston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Boston 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 Boston:
+ 23 more ZIP codes in Boston
Boston also extends into a neighboring county: 02212. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Boston: the closest other places we track are Chelsea, about 4 miles to the north; Quincy, about 5 miles to the south; Everett, about 5 miles to the north; and Somerville, about 6 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Cambridge (6 mi NW), Revere (6 mi N), Malden (7 mi N), Medford (8 mi NW), Watertown (9 mi W), Melrose (9 mi N), Newton (10 mi W) and Lynn (10 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lawrence (26 mi); northeast toward Salem (15 mi); south toward Randolph (11 mi); southwest toward Franklin (26 mi); west toward Waltham (12 mi); and northwest toward Woburn (13 mi).
Who serves Boston?
We track live outage data from Eversource and National Grid in Suffolk County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Boston's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 256 customers out, and was restored in 20 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Oct 6 — 256 customers out, restored in 20 hours
- Oct 6 — 261 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 5 — 1,341 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Oct 5 — 5,801 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Suffolk County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.5 hr. The full record for Suffolk County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Boston, 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 Boston's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Boston, MA?
To check your own street, search a Boston ZIP code — 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113 or any of the other 29 — and the map opens on that area.
