When will the power be back in La Plata, MD?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
La Plata is a town of about 11,374 residents in Charles County.
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has reported outages for La Plata by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when La Plata 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 La Plata:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around La Plata: the closest other places we track are Alexandria, VA, about 20 miles to the north; Washington, DC, about 26 miles to the north; Falls Church, VA, about 26 miles to the northwest; and Fairfax, VA, about 28 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Hyattsville (29 mi N); Vienna, VA (30 mi NW); New Carrollton (30 mi N); Manassas Park, VA (30 mi NW); Takoma Park (31 mi N); Manassas, VA (31 mi NW); Bowie (32 mi NE); and College Park (32 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Greenbelt (32 mi); northeast toward Annapolis (39 mi); east toward Cambridge (48 mi); south toward Richmond, VA (75 mi); southwest toward Fredericksburg, VA (32 mi); west toward Warrenton, VA (46 mi); and northwest toward Herndon, VA (37 mi).
Who serves La Plata?
We track live outage data from Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative ↗ in Charles County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Virginia Electric & Power Co also serves parts of Charles County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
La Plata's last tracked outage began Oct 4, peaked at 44 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 4 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 27 — 601 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 37 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 24 — 370 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Charles County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Charles County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in La Plata, 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 La Plata's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in La Plata, MD?
To check your own street, search a La Plata ZIP code — 20646 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show La Plata specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for La Plata we have the city-level view: Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has published outages for La Plata under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When La Plata is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Charles County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes La Plata.
