When will the power be back in Baltimore, MD?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Baltimore is a city of about 568,271 residents in Baltimore.
Baltimore Gas & Electric has reported outages for Baltimore by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Baltimore is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the city-wide total.
ZIP codes in Baltimore:
- 21201
- 21202
- 21203
- 21205
- 21206
- 21210
- 21211
- 21212
- 21213
- 21214
- 21215
- 21216
- 21217
- 21218
- 21223
- 21224
- 21229
- 21230
- 21231
- 21233
- 21235
- 21239
- 21241
- 21251
- 21263
- 21264
- 21270
- 21273
- 21275
- 21278
- 21279
- 21280
- 21281
- 21287
- 21288
- 21289
- 21290
- 21297
- 21298
Baltimore also extends into a neighboring city: 21209 · 21240 · 21250. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Baltimore: the closest other places we track are Laurel, about 20 miles to the southwest; Bel Air, about 21 miles to the northeast; Annapolis, about 24 miles to the south; and Bowie, about 25 miles to the south. Also nearby: Greenbelt (26 mi SW), New Carrollton (27 mi SW), College Park (27 mi SW), Aberdeen (28 mi NE), Westminster (29 mi NW), Hyattsville (30 mi SW), Takoma Park (31 mi SW) and Havre de Grace (32 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward York, PA (46 mi); northeast toward Elkton (47 mi); east toward Middletown, DE (49 mi); southeast toward Easton (46 mi); south toward La Plata (56 mi); southwest toward Rockville (33 mi); west toward Gaithersburg (34 mi); and northwest toward Hanover, PA (41 mi).
Who serves Baltimore?
We track live outage data from Baltimore Gas & Electric in Baltimore — but several utilities can serve one city, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Baltimore's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 35 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 14 hours.
- Oct 2 — 35 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 1 — 311 customers out, restored in 12 hours
- Sep 30 — 93 customers out, restored in 15 hours
- Sep 29 — 130 customers out, restored in 15 hours
City context: across all of Baltimore, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.8 hr. The full record for Baltimore
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Baltimore, 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 Baltimore's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 14 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Baltimore, MD?
To check your own street, search a Baltimore ZIP code — 21201, 21202, 21203, 21205, 21206, 21210 or any of the other 33 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Baltimore specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Baltimore we have the city-level view: Baltimore Gas & Electric has published outages for Baltimore under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Baltimore is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Baltimore city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Baltimore.
