When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Sanford, ME?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · York County, Maine
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What we track for Sanford

Sanford is a city of about 22,497 residents in York County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Sanford by name, so this page reports the York County county-wide view, which covers Sanford. If a serving utility does name Sanford during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Sanford:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Sanford: the closest other places we track are Somersworth, NH, about 13 miles to the southwest; Rochester, NH, about 14 miles to the southwest; Dover, NH, about 17 miles to the south; and Saco, about 18 miles to the east. Also nearby: Portsmouth, NH (25 mi S); Westbrook (28 mi NE); South Portland (28 mi NE); Portland (33 mi NE); Laconia, NH (38 mi W); Amesbury, MA (41 mi S); Newburyport, MA (43 mi S); and Manchester, NH (46 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Auburn (52 mi); south toward Haverhill, MA (47 mi); southwest toward Methuen, MA (52 mi); and west toward Claremont, NH (79 mi).

Who serves Sanford?

We track live outage data from Central Maine Power in York County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Kennebunk Light & Power District also serves parts of York County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in Sanford

Sanford's last tracked outage began Oct 12, peaked at 37 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.

  • Oct 12 — 37 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Oct 6 — 145 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 26 — 208 customers out, restored in 12 hours
  • Sep 19 — 44 customers out, restored in an hour
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of York County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for York County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Sanford, ME?

To check your own street, search a Sanford ZIP code — 04073 — and the map opens on that area.

Sanford, ME — live power outage tracker