When will the power be back in Sterling Heights, MI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Sterling Heights is a city of about 134,342 residents in Macomb County.
DTE Electric has reported outages for Sterling Heights by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Sterling Heights 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 Sterling Heights:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Sterling Heights: the closest other places we track are Fraser, about 5 miles to the southeast; Troy, about 6 miles to the west; Warren, about 6 miles to the south; and Madison Heights, about 6 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Roseville (7 mi SE), Mount Clemens (8 mi E), Royal Oak (8 mi SW), Rochester (9 mi NW), Ferndale (10 mi SW), Harper Woods (11 mi SE), Oak Park (11 mi SW) and Auburn Hills (13 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward New Baltimore (16 mi); southeast toward Lorain, OH (90 mi); south toward Hamtramck (13 mi); southwest toward Southfield (14 mi); west toward Pontiac (14 mi); and northwest toward Fenton (38 mi).
Who serves Sterling Heights?
We track live outage data from DTE Electric in Macomb County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Sterling Heights's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 93 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 6 — 93 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Oct 3 — 26 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 3 — 366 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Oct 2 — 1,496 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Macomb County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7 hr. The full record for Macomb County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Sterling Heights, MI?
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 Sterling Heights's own record: across the 5 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 Sterling Heights, MI?
To check your own street, search a Sterling Heights ZIP code — 48310, 48311, 48312, 48313 or 48314 — and the map opens on that area.
