When will the power be back in Bismarck, ND?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bismarck is a city of about 77,772 residents in Burleigh County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Bismarck by name, so this page reports the Burleigh County county-wide view, which covers Bismarck. If a serving utility does name Bismarck during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Bismarck:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bismarck: the closest other places we track are Mandan, about 6 miles to the west; Dickinson, about 96 miles to the west; Jamestown, about 98 miles to the east; and Minot, about 101 miles to the north. Also nearby: Aberdeen, SD (144 mi SE); Williston (164 mi NW); Pierre, SD (170 mi S); West Fargo (183 mi E); Fargo (186 mi E); Grand Forks (188 mi NE); and Moorhead, MN (190 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Fergus Falls, MN (226 mi); southeast toward Huron, SD (210 mi); and southwest toward Box Elder, SD (218 mi).
Who serves Bismarck?
We track live outage data from Montana-Dakota Utilities and Otter Tail Power ↗ in Burleigh County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Capital Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Burleigh County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Bismarck's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 77 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 26 — 77 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 26 — 36 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 23 — 39 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 22 — 191 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Burleigh County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Burleigh County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bismarck, ND?
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 Bismarck's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bismarck, ND?
To check your own street, search a Bismarck ZIP code — 58501, 58502, 58503, 58504, 58505, 58506 or any of the other 1 — and the map opens on that area.
