When will the power be back in Cumberland, MD?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Cumberland is a city of about 18,643 residents in Allegany County.
Potomac Edison has reported outages for Cumberland by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Cumberland 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 Cumberland:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Cumberland: the closest other places we track are Martinsburg, WV, about 44 miles to the east; Winchester, VA, about 45 miles to the southeast; Johnstown, PA, about 47 miles to the north; and Hagerstown, about 55 miles to the east. Also nearby: Front Royal, VA (59 mi SE); Chambersburg, PA (62 mi E); Greensburg, PA (62 mi NW); Altoona, PA (62 mi N); Waynesboro, PA (63 mi E); Morgantown, WV (63 mi W); Indiana, PA (70 mi N); and Murrysville, PA (73 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Carlisle, PA (91 mi); east toward Frederick (73 mi); southeast toward Leesburg, VA (75 mi); south toward Staunton, VA (104 mi); west toward Fairmont, WV (75 mi); and northwest toward McKeesport, PA (75 mi).
Who serves Cumberland?
We track live outage data from Potomac Edison in Allegany County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.
Cumberland's last tracked outage began Sep 20, peaked at 71 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 20 — 71 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 15 — 48 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 3 — 140 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 29 — 110 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
County context: across all of Allegany County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Allegany County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Cumberland, MD?
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 Cumberland's own record: across the 6 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 Cumberland, MD?
To check your own street, search a Cumberland ZIP code — 21501, 21502, 21503, 21504 or 21505 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Cumberland specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Cumberland we have the city-level view: Potomac Edison has published outages for Cumberland under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Cumberland is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Allegany County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Cumberland.
