When will the power be back in Jersey City, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Jersey City is a city of about 302,824 residents in Hudson County.
PSE&G has reported outages for Jersey City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Jersey 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 Jersey City:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Jersey City: the closest other places we track are Hoboken, about 3 miles to the northeast; Bayonne, about 4 miles to the southwest; Kearny, about 4 miles to the northwest; and Union City, about 4 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Secaucus (5 mi N), Harrison (5 mi NW), Newark (6 mi W), West New York (6 mi NE), North Arlington (6 mi NW), Guttenberg (6 mi NE), Elizabeth (7 mi SW) and East Rutherford (7 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Rutherford (8 mi); northeast toward Fairview (8 mi); east toward Great Neck, NY (18 mi); southwest toward Linden (11 mi); west toward Roselle (11 mi); and northwest toward East Orange (9 mi).
Who serves Jersey City?
We track live outage data from PSE&G in Hudson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see PSEG outages across every state it serves.
Jersey City's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 406 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Oct 1 — 406 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 30 — 112 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 28 — 42 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 24 — 385 customers out, restored in 6 hours
County context: across all of Hudson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.3 hr. The full record for Hudson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Jersey 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 Jersey City's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Jersey City, NJ?
To check your own street, search a Jersey City ZIP code — 07097, 07302, 07303, 07304, 07305, 07306 or any of the other 6 — and the map opens on that area.
