When will the power be back in Hagerstown, MD?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Hagerstown, Maryland — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Hagerstown is a city in Washington County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Hagerstown directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Hagerstown is a city of about 43,909 residents in Washington County.
Potomac Edison has reported outages for Hagerstown by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown: 21740 · 21741 · 21742 · 21746 · 21747 · 21749 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Hagerstown: the closest other places we track are Waynesboro, PA, about 11 miles to the northeast; Martinsburg, WV, about 18 miles to the southwest; Chambersburg, PA, about 21 miles to the north; Frederick, about 22 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Leesburg, VA (38 mi S), Westminster (38 mi E), Winchester, VA (40 mi SW), Hanover, PA (41 mi E), Gaithersburg (44 mi SE), Carlisle, PA (48 mi NE), Rockville (49 mi SE), Mechanicsburg, PA (55 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward State College, PA (80 mi); northeast toward York, PA (57 mi); east toward Baltimore (64 mi); southeast toward Fairfax, VA (59 mi); south toward Warrenton, VA (64 mi); southwest toward Front Royal, VA (55 mi); west toward Cumberland (55 mi); northwest toward Altoona, PA (70 mi).
Who serves Hagerstown?
We track live outage data from Potomac Edison in Washington County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Hagerstown's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 45 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Aug 15 — 45 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 15 — 45 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 14 — 220 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Hagerstown, MD?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Hagerstown area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Hagerstown's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Hagerstown, MD?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Hagerstown area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Hagerstown ZIP code — 21740, 21741, 21742, 21746, 21747, 21749 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Hagerstown, MD?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Washington County include Potomac Edison; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Hagerstown specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Hagerstown we have the city-level view: Potomac Edison has published outages for Hagerstown under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Hagerstown is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Washington County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Hagerstown.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
