When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Highland Park, NJ?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Middlesex County, New Jersey
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customers reported out in Highland Park · live from PSE&G
Across the whole county (Middlesex, NJ, all utilities): 1 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Highland Park figure above.
Updated 11:46 PM EDT.
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⚡ No power in Highland Park, NJ? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Highland Park

Highland Park is a borough of about 15,386 residents in Middlesex County.

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

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Highland Park: the closest other places we track are New Brunswick, about 1 miles to the southwest; Metuchen, about 4 miles to the northeast; South River, about 5 miles to the southeast; and South Plainfield, about 5 miles to the north. Also nearby: Sayreville (6 mi SE), Middlesex (6 mi NW), Bound Brook (7 mi NW), Plainfield (8 mi N), South Amboy (8 mi E), North Plainfield (8 mi N), Perth Amboy (8 mi E) and Manville (9 mi W).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward New Providence (14 mi); northeast toward Rahway (11 mi); southeast toward Freehold (18 mi); southwest toward Princeton (16 mi); and northwest toward Somerville (11 mi).

Who serves Highland Park?

We track live outage data from PSE&G and JCP&L in Middlesex County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Borough of South River and Borough of Milltown also serve parts of Middlesex County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves and PSEG outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Middlesex County, NJ (covers Highland Park)
Last significant outage: Sep 27, 2026 — peaked at 1,884 customers, restored in ~35.8 hr (wind/storm).
Across the 37 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 6 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 1, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Middlesex County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Middlesex County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Highland Park ZIP code — 08904 — and the map opens on that area.

Highland Park, NJ — live power outage tracker