When will the power be back in South Portland, ME?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
South Portland is a city of about 26,994 residents in Cumberland County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for South Portland by name, so this page reports the Cumberland County county-wide view, which covers South Portland. If a serving utility does name South Portland during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in South Portland:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South Portland: the closest other places we track are Westbrook, about 6 miles to the northwest; Portland, about 6 miles to the east; Saco, about 10 miles to the southwest; and Sanford, about 28 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Auburn (31 mi N); Lewiston (32 mi N); Somersworth, NH (40 mi SW); Rochester, NH (42 mi SW); Dover, NH (43 mi SW); Portsmouth, NH (47 mi SW); Augusta (56 mi NE); and Laconia, NH (60 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Waterville (70 mi); south toward Gloucester, MA (72 mi); southwest toward Amesbury, MA (63 mi); and west toward Claremont, NH (104 mi).
Who serves South Portland?
We track live outage data from Central Maine Power in Cumberland County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
South Portland's last tracked outage began Oct 11, peaked at 40 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 11 — 40 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 28 — 431 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 4 — 81 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 4 — 29 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Cumberland County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Cumberland County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in South Portland, 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 South Portland's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in South Portland, ME?
To check your own street, search a South Portland ZIP code — 04106 or 04116 — and the map opens on that area.
