When will the power be back in Trenton, NJ?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Mercer County, New Jersey

No significant county-wide outage reported in Mercer, NJ right now.

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Elsewhere in New Jersey: 4,480 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 5:16 AM EDT.

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What we track for Trenton

Trenton is a city of about 91,193 residents in Mercer County.

PSE&G has reported outages for Trenton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Trenton 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 Trenton:

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Around Trenton: the closest other places we track are Princeton, about 10 miles to the northeast; Burlington, about 11 miles to the southwest; Manville, about 24 miles to the northeast; and Philadelphia, PA, about 25 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: New Brunswick (25 mi NE), Somerville (25 mi N), South River (25 mi NE), Freehold (26 mi E), Highland Park (26 mi NE), Bound Brook (27 mi NE), Haddonfield (27 mi SW) and Collingswood (27 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Morristown (42 mi); northeast toward Middlesex (28 mi); east toward Tinton Falls (35 mi); southeast toward Beachwood (36 mi); south toward Pine Hill (32 mi); southwest toward Camden (27 mi); west toward Lansdale, PA (27 mi); and northwest toward Phillipsburg (39 mi).

Who serves Trenton?

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.

Outage history — Mercer County, NJ (covers Trenton)

Last significant outage: Oct 1, 2026 — peaked at 283 customers, restored in ~3.5 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 29 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.2 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 3, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

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

How do I check the power outage status in Trenton, NJ?

To check your own street, search a Trenton ZIP code — 08601, 08602, 08603, 08604, 08605, 08606 or any of the other 21 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

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