When will the power be back in Omaha, NE?
| 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 Oct 1, 16,602 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 1.9 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3.9 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 Omaha, Nebraska — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Omaha is a city in Douglas County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Omaha directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Omaha is a city of about 489,265 residents in Douglas County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Omaha by name, so this page reports the Douglas County county-wide view, which covers Omaha. If a serving utility does name Omaha during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Omaha:
- 68101
- 68102
- 68103
- 68104
- 68105
- 68106
- 68107
- 68108
- 68109
- 68110
- 68111
- 68112
- 68114
- 68116
- 68117
- 68118
- 68119
- 68120
- 68122
- 68124
- 68127
- 68130
- 68131
- 68132
- 68134
- 68135
- 68137
- 68139
- 68142
- 68144
- 68145
- 68152
- 68154
- 68155
- 68164
- 68172
- 68175
- 68176
- 68178
- 68179
- 68180
- 68182
- 68183
- 68197
- 68198
Omaha also extends into a neighboring county: 68136 · 68138 · 68157. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Omaha: the closest other places we track are La Vista, about 6 miles to the south; Papillion, about 8 miles to the south; Bellevue, about 10 miles to the southeast; and Council Bluffs, IA, about 11 miles to the east. Also nearby: Fremont (26 mi NW); Lincoln (45 mi SW); Carroll, IA (83 mi NE); South Sioux City (85 mi N); Sioux City, IA (87 mi N); Norfolk (88 mi NW); Maryville, MO (89 mi SE); and Le Mars, IA (105 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Spencer, IA (138 mi); northeast toward Storm Lake, IA (105 mi); east toward Waukee, IA (115 mi); southeast toward St. Joseph, MO (122 mi); south toward Manhattan, KS (146 mi); west toward Kearney (163 mi); and northwest toward Vermillion, SD (114 mi).
Who serves Omaha?
We track live outage data from Omaha Public Power District in Douglas 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 Omaha, NE?
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 Omaha 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 Omaha, NE?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Omaha 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 an Omaha ZIP code — 68101, 68102, 68103, 68104, 68105, 68106 or any of the other 39 — 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 Omaha, NE?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Douglas County include Omaha Public Power District; 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 Omaha specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Douglas County county-wide view, which covers Omaha. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Omaha by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Omaha. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. La Vista (6 mi S) 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.
