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When will the power be back in Perth Amboy, 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 Perth Amboy · 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 Perth Amboy figure above.
Updated 11:46 PM EDT.
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⚡ No power in Perth Amboy, 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 Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy is a city of about 56,939 residents in Middlesex County.

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

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

Around Perth Amboy: the closest other places we track are South Amboy, about 2 miles to the south; Sayreville, about 5 miles to the southwest; Carteret, about 5 miles to the northeast; and Metuchen, about 5 miles to the west. Also nearby: Rahway (6 mi N), Linden (7 mi N), South River (8 mi SW), Highland Park (8 mi W), South Plainfield (8 mi NW), Roselle (9 mi N), New Brunswick (9 mi W) and Westfield (10 mi NW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Roselle Park (10 mi); northeast toward Bayonne (13 mi); southeast toward Red Bank (16 mi); south toward Freehold (18 mi); southwest toward Princeton (24 mi); west toward Middlesex (13 mi); and northwest toward Plainfield (10 mi).

Who serves Perth Amboy?

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 Perth Amboy)
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 Perth Amboy, NJ?

To check your own street, search a Perth Amboy ZIP code — 08861 or 08862 — and the map opens on that area.

Perth Amboy, NJ — live power outage tracker