When will the power be back in Lewiston, ME?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Lewiston is a city of about 38,772 residents in Androscoggin County.
Central Maine Power has reported outages for Lewiston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Lewiston 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 Lewiston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lewiston: the closest other places we track are Auburn, about 4 miles to the west; Augusta, about 27 miles to the northeast; Westbrook, about 29 miles to the south; and Portland, about 31 miles to the south. Also nearby: South Portland (32 mi S); Waterville (40 mi NE); Saco (41 mi S); Sanford (55 mi SW); Rochester, NH (68 mi SW); Somersworth, NH (68 mi SW); Dover, NH (72 mi SW); and Laconia, NH (74 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Bangor (85 mi); south toward Newburyport, MA (95 mi); southwest toward Portsmouth, NH (78 mi); and west toward South Burlington, VT (153 mi).
Who serves Lewiston?
We track live outage data from Central Maine Power in Androscoggin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Lewiston's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 66 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes.
- Oct 1 — 66 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 26 — 76 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 16 — 69 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 8 — 32 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
County context: across all of Androscoggin County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Androscoggin County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Lewiston, ME?
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 Lewiston's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Lewiston, ME?
To check your own street, search a Lewiston ZIP code — 04240, 04241 or 04243 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Lewiston specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Lewiston we have the city-level view: Central Maine Power has published outages for Lewiston under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Lewiston is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Androscoggin County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Lewiston.
