When will the power be back in Atlantic City, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Atlantic City is a city of about 38,959 residents in Atlantic County.
Atlantic City Electric has reported outages for Atlantic City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Atlantic City 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 Atlantic City:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Atlantic City: the closest other places we track are Pleasantville, about 4 miles to the west; Somers Point, about 9 miles to the southwest; Ocean City, about 11 miles to the southwest; and Hammonton, about 26 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Vineland (30 mi W), Millville (32 mi W), Pine Hill (40 mi NW), Beachwood (40 mi N), Bridgeton (42 mi W), Glassboro (42 mi NW), Lindenwold (42 mi NW) and Haddonfield (47 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Trenton (61 mi); northeast toward Point Pleasant (52 mi); southwest toward Milford, DE (61 mi); west toward Dover, DE (59 mi); and northwest toward Bellmawr (48 mi).
Who serves Atlantic City?
We track live outage data from Atlantic City Electric in Atlantic County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Atlantic City's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 56 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 56 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 27 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 25 — 2,794 customers out, restored in 32 hours
- Sep 12 — 414 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Atlantic County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.9 hr. The full record for Atlantic County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Atlantic City, NJ?
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 Atlantic City's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Atlantic City, NJ?
To check your own street, search an Atlantic City ZIP code — 08401, 08404 or 08405 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Atlantic City specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Atlantic City we have the city-level view: Atlantic City Electric has published outages for Atlantic City under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Atlantic City is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Atlantic County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Atlantic City.
