When will the power be back in Ocean City, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Ocean City is a city of about 11,219 residents in Cape May County.
Atlantic City Electric has reported outages for Ocean City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Ocean 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 Ocean City:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Ocean City: the closest other places we track are Somers Point, about 3 miles to the north; Pleasantville, about 9 miles to the northeast; Atlantic City, about 11 miles to the northeast; and Vineland, about 25 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Millville (26 mi W), Hammonton (28 mi N), Bridgeton (35 mi W), Glassboro (40 mi NW), Pine Hill (41 mi NW), Lindenwold (43 mi NW), Bellmawr (49 mi NW) and Haddonfield (49 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Burlington (58 mi); northeast toward Beachwood (50 mi); southwest toward Milford, DE (51 mi); west toward Dover, DE (50 mi); and northwest toward Woodbury (49 mi).
Who serves Ocean City?
We track live outage data from Atlantic City Electric in Cape May County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Ocean City's last tracked outage began Sep 13, peaked at 160 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 13 — 160 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 2 — 92 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 28 — 872 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 19 — 170 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Cape May County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.8 hr. The full record for Cape May County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Ocean City, NJ?
To check your own street, search an Ocean City ZIP code — 08226 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Ocean City specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Ocean City we have the city-level view: Atlantic City Electric has published outages for Ocean City under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Ocean City is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Cape May County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Ocean City.
