When will the power be back in Elk River, MN?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 22, 8,694 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.2 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Elk River, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Elk River is a city in Sherburne County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Elk River directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Elk River is a city of about 27,606 residents in Sherburne County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Elk River by name, so this page reports the Sherburne County county-wide view, which covers Elk River. If a serving utility does name Elk River during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Elk River: 55330 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Elk River: the closest other places we track are Otsego, about 5 miles to the southwest; Ramsey, about 7 miles to the southeast; Big Lake, about 9 miles to the west; Rogers, about 10 miles to the south. Also nearby: Dayton (11 mi SE), St. Michael (11 mi SW), Monticello (12 mi W), Anoka (12 mi SE), Andover (13 mi SE), Champlin (14 mi SE), Maple Grove (16 mi S), Coon Rapids (17 mi SE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Cambridge (23 mi); east toward East Bethel (18 mi); southeast toward Brooklyn Park (19 mi); south toward Plymouth (22 mi); southwest toward Buffalo (18 mi); northwest toward St. Cloud (32 mi).
Who serves Elk River?
We track live outage data from East Central Energy in Sherburne County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Elk River, MN?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Elk River area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Elk River, MN?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Elk River area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Elk River ZIP code — 55330 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Elk River, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Sherburne County include East Central Energy; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Elk River specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Sherburne County county-wide view, which covers Elk River. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Elk River by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Elk River. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Otsego (5 mi SW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
