When will the power be back in Princeton, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Princeton is a city of about 31,445 residents in Mercer County.
PSE&G has reported outages for Princeton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Princeton 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 Princeton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Princeton: the closest other places we track are Trenton, about 10 miles to the southwest; Manville, about 14 miles to the north; New Brunswick, about 15 miles to the northeast; and Somerville, about 15 miles to the north. Also nearby: Highland Park (16 mi NE), Bound Brook (16 mi NE), South River (17 mi E), Middlesex (17 mi NE), Sayreville (20 mi NE), South Plainfield (20 mi NE), Metuchen (21 mi NE) and Burlington (21 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Morristown (32 mi); northeast toward North Plainfield (22 mi); east toward Freehold (22 mi); southeast toward Point Pleasant (37 mi); southwest toward Philadelphia, PA (34 mi); west toward Lansdale, PA (33 mi); and northwest toward Phillipsburg (35 mi).
Who serves Princeton?
We track live outage data from PSE&G and JCP&L in Mercer County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves and PSEG outages across every state it serves.
Princeton's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 2 — 30 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 27 — 405 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 27 — 51 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 19 — 50 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Mercer County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Mercer County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Princeton, 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 Princeton's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Princeton, NJ?
To check your own street, search a Princeton ZIP code — 08540, 08541, 08542, 08543 or 08544 — and the map opens on that area.
