When will the power be back in Lincoln, NE?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Lincoln is a city of about 300,619 residents in Lancaster County.
Lincoln Electric System has reported outages for Lincoln by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Lincoln 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 Lincoln:
- 68501
- 68502
- 68503
- 68504
- 68505
- 68506
- 68507
- 68508
- 68509
- 68510
- 68512
- 68514
- 68516
- 68517
- 68520
- 68521
- 68522
- 68523
- 68524
- 68526
- 68527
- 68528
- 68529
- 68531
- 68532
- 68542
- 68544
- 68583
- 68588
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lincoln: the closest other places we track are Papillion, about 40 miles to the northeast; La Vista, about 41 miles to the northeast; Fremont, about 45 miles to the north; and Bellevue, about 45 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Omaha (45 mi NE); Council Bluffs, IA (52 mi NE); Norfolk (93 mi NW); Maryville, MO (100 mi E); Manhattan, KS (112 mi S); South Sioux City (115 mi N); Sioux City, IA (117 mi N); and Atchison, KS (118 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Vermillion, SD (137 mi); northeast toward Carroll, IA (128 mi); east toward Waukee, IA (155 mi); southeast toward St. Joseph, MO (122 mi); south toward Junction City, KS (123 mi); and west toward Kearney (126 mi).
Who serves Lincoln?
We track live outage data from Lincoln Electric System ↗ in Lancaster County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Norris Public Power District and City of Hickman also serve parts of Lancaster County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Lincoln's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 48 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 1 — 48 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 30 — 40 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 28 — 3,069 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 27 — 48 customers out, restored in 7 hours
County context: across all of Lancaster County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.2 hr. The full record for Lancaster County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Lincoln, NE?
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 Lincoln'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 Lincoln, NE?
To check your own street, search a Lincoln ZIP code — 68501, 68502, 68503, 68504, 68505, 68506 or any of the other 23 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Lincoln specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Lincoln we have the city-level view: Lincoln Electric System has published outages for Lincoln under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Lincoln is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lancaster County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Lincoln.
