When's the Power Back?

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

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What we track for South Plainfield

South Plainfield is a borough of about 25,062 residents in Middlesex County.

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

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

Around South Plainfield: the closest other places we track are Plainfield, about 3 miles to the north; North Plainfield, about 3 miles to the north; Metuchen, about 4 miles to the southeast; and Middlesex, about 5 miles to the west. Also nearby: Highland Park (5 mi S), New Brunswick (6 mi S), Bound Brook (6 mi W), Westfield (7 mi NE), Rahway (7 mi E), Perth Amboy (8 mi SE), New Providence (9 mi N) and Sayreville (9 mi SE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Summit (10 mi); northeast toward Roselle (10 mi); east toward Carteret (10 mi); southeast toward South Amboy (9 mi); south toward South River (9 mi); southwest toward Princeton (20 mi); and west toward Manville (9 mi).

Who serves South Plainfield?

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 South Plainfield)
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 South Plainfield, NJ?

To check your own street, search a South Plainfield ZIP code — 07080 — and the map opens on that area.

South Plainfield, NJ — live power outage tracker