When will the power be back in Rochester, MI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Rochester is a city of about 12,978 residents in Oakland County.
DTE Electric has reported outages for Rochester by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Rochester 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 Rochester:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Rochester: the closest other places we track are Rochester Hills, about 2 miles to the southwest; Auburn Hills, about 6 miles to the west; Troy, about 7 miles to the south; and Sterling Heights, about 9 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Pontiac (9 mi W), Clawson (10 mi S), Birmingham (11 mi SW), Madison Heights (12 mi S), Royal Oak (12 mi S), Beverly Hills (13 mi SW), Fraser (13 mi SE) and Berkley (13 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Port Huron (41 mi); east toward New Baltimore (19 mi); southeast toward Mount Clemens (14 mi); south toward Warren (14 mi); southwest toward Southfield (16 mi); west toward Fenton (31 mi); and northwest toward Burton (33 mi).
Who serves Rochester?
We track live outage data from DTE Electric and Consumers Energy in Oakland County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Rochester's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 68 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 68 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 1 — 86 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 45 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 23 — 172 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Oakland County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 12 hr. The full record for Oakland County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Rochester, MI?
To check your own street, search a Rochester ZIP code — 48306, 48307, 48308 or 48309 — and the map opens on that area.
