When will the power be back in Rochester, NH?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Rochester is a city of about 33,598 residents in Strafford County.
Eversource has reported outages for Rochester by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Rochester 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 Rochester:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Rochester: the closest other places we track are Somersworth, about 6 miles to the southeast; Dover, about 9 miles to the southeast; Sanford, ME, about 14 miles to the northeast; and Portsmouth, about 19 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Amesbury, MA (31 mi S); Laconia (31 mi NW); Saco, ME (32 mi NE); Manchester (32 mi SW); Newburyport, MA (34 mi S); Haverhill, MA (36 mi S); Methuen, MA (40 mi S); and Westbrook, ME (42 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward South Portland, ME (42 mi); south toward Lawrence, MA (42 mi); southwest toward Nashua (46 mi); and west toward Claremont (68 mi).
Who serves Rochester?
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.
Rochester's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 84 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 6 — 84 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 5 — 1,736 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 25 — 27 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 15 — 34 customers out, restored in 4 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 Rochester, 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 Rochester's own record: across the 5 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 Rochester, NH?
To check your own street, search a Rochester ZIP code — 03839, 03866, 03867 or 03868 — and the map opens on that area.
