When will the power be back in Dover, NH?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Dover is a city of about 33,909 residents in Strafford County.
Eversource has reported outages for Dover by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Dover 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 Dover:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dover: the closest other places we track are Somersworth, about 4 miles to the north; Rochester, about 9 miles to the northwest; Portsmouth, about 10 miles to the southeast; and Sanford, ME, about 17 miles to the north. Also nearby: Amesbury, MA (23 mi S); Newburyport, MA (26 mi S); Haverhill, MA (30 mi S); Manchester (32 mi SW); Saco, ME (33 mi NE); Methuen, MA (35 mi SW); Lawrence, MA (37 mi SW); and Laconia (40 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward South Portland, ME (43 mi); south toward Gloucester, MA (40 mi); southwest toward Nashua (43 mi); and west toward Keene (73 mi).
Who serves Dover?
We track live outage data from Eversource and New Hampshire Electric Cooperative in Strafford County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Unitil Energy Systems also serves parts of Strafford County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Dover's last tracked outage began Sep 27, peaked at 36 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 27 — 36 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 17 — 48 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 14 — 31 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Strafford County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Strafford County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Dover, NH?
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 Dover's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Dover, NH?
To check your own street, search a Dover ZIP code — 03820, 03821 or 03822 — and the map opens on that area.
