When will the power be back in Dickinson, ND?
| 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 29, 10,231 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.6 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.5 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 Dickinson, North Dakota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Dickinson is a city in Stark County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Dickinson directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Dickinson is a city of about 25,695 residents in Stark County.
Roughrider Electric Coop has reported outages for Dickinson by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Dickinson 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 Dickinson: 58601 · 58602 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dickinson: the closest other places we track are Mandan, about 90 miles to the east; Bismarck, about 96 miles to the east; Williston, about 98 miles to the northwest; Minot, about 117 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Box Elder, SD (192 mi S), Rapid City, SD (196 mi S), Gillette, WY (223 mi SW), Aberdeen, SD (229 mi SE), Sheridan, WY (247 mi SW), Grand Forks (276 mi E), West Fargo (278 mi E), Fargo (282 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Moorhead, MN (285 mi); southeast toward Huron, SD (282 mi); south toward Laramie, WY (410 mi); southwest toward Casper, WY (329 mi); west toward Billings, MT (285 mi).
Who serves Dickinson?
We track live outage data from Montana-Dakota Utilities, Roughrider Electric Coop in Stark 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.
Dickinson's last tracked outage began Aug 20, peaked at 297 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes.
- Aug 20 — 297 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Dickinson, ND?
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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson, ND?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Dickinson 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 Dickinson ZIP code — 58601, 58602 — 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 Dickinson, ND?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Stark County include Montana-Dakota Utilities, Roughrider Electric Coop; 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 Dickinson specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Dickinson we have the city-level view: Roughrider Electric Coop has published outages for Dickinson under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Dickinson is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Stark County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Dickinson.
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.
