When will the power be back in Rochester, MN?
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 123,624 residents in Olmsted County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Rochester by name, so this page reports the Olmsted County county-wide view, which covers Rochester. If a serving utility does name Rochester during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
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 Austin, about 34 miles to the southwest; Red Wing, about 40 miles to the north; Winona, about 40 miles to the east; and Faribault, about 44 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Northfield (46 mi NW); Albert Lea (51 mi SW); Hastings (53 mi N); Farmington (56 mi NW); Rosemount (58 mi NW); River Falls, WI (59 mi N); Lakeville (60 mi NW); and Cottage Grove (60 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Woodbury (65 mi); northeast toward Menomonie, WI (67 mi); east toward Holmen, WI (60 mi); southwest toward Mason City, IA (70 mi); west toward Mankato (75 mi); and northwest toward Apple Valley (62 mi).
Who serves Rochester?
We track live outage data from Rochester Public Utilities ↗ and Xcel Energy in Olmsted County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. People's Cooperative Services, MiEnergy Cooperative and Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association also serve parts of Olmsted County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.
Rochester's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 78 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 55 minutes.
- Sep 26 — 78 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 20 — 31 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 16 — 201 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 14 — 363 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Olmsted County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Olmsted County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Rochester, MN?
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 Rochester's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 55 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Rochester, MN?
To check your own street, search a Rochester ZIP code — 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905 or 55906 — and the map opens on that area.
