When will the power be back in Detroit Lakes, MN?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Becker County, Minnesota

No significant county-wide outage reported in Becker, MN right now.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota: 250 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 11:16 PM CDT.

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What we track for Detroit Lakes

Detroit Lakes is a city of about 10,033 residents in Becker County.

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

ZIP codes in Detroit Lakes:

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Around Detroit Lakes: the closest other places we track are Fergus Falls, about 38 miles to the south; Moorhead, about 43 miles to the west; Fargo, ND, about 47 miles to the west; and West Fargo, ND, about 50 miles to the west. Also nearby: Bemidji (65 mi NE); Alexandria (68 mi S); Brainerd (84 mi E); Grand Forks, ND (96 mi NW); Grand Rapids (113 mi E); Sartell (113 mi SE); Sauk Rapids (116 mi SE); and St. Cloud (119 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Hibbing (142 mi); southeast toward Big Lake (143 mi); south toward Willmar (122 mi); southwest toward Watertown, SD (145 mi); and west toward Jamestown, ND (135 mi).

Who serves Detroit Lakes?

We track live outage data from Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Otter Tail Power ↗ and Lake Region Electric Cooperative in Becker County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Detroit Lakes, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative and City of Lake Park also serve parts of Becker County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Outage history — Becker County, MN (covers Detroit Lakes)

Last significant outage: Sep 3, 2026 — peaked at 262 customers, restored in ~3.5 hr (wind/storm).

Across the 11 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 6, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Becker County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Becker County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Detroit Lakes, MN?

To check your own street, search a Detroit Lakes ZIP code — 56501 or 56502 — and the map opens on that area.

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