When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in South River, NJ?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Middlesex County, New Jersey
2
customers reported out in Middlesex, NJ
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (PSE&G): Oct 4, 5:00 AM EDT · its own reports for places here carry 2 different times, the earliest Oct 4, 3:30 AM EDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~5 hr, based on 22 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have South River-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 12:37 AM EDT.
11 out, then 22 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in South River, 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 South River

South River is a borough of about 16,392 residents in Middlesex County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for South River by name, so this page reports the Middlesex County county-wide view, which covers South River. If a serving utility does name South River during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in South River:

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

Around South River: the closest other places we track are Sayreville, about 3 miles to the northeast; New Brunswick, about 5 miles to the northwest; Highland Park, about 5 miles to the northwest; and South Amboy, about 6 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Metuchen (7 mi N), Perth Amboy (8 mi NE), South Plainfield (9 mi N), Middlesex (11 mi NW), Plainfield (12 mi N), Bound Brook (12 mi NW), Rahway (12 mi NE) and Carteret (12 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward North Plainfield (13 mi); northeast toward Linden (14 mi); east toward Red Bank (18 mi); southeast toward Freehold (14 mi); southwest toward Trenton (25 mi); west toward Princeton (17 mi); and northwest toward Manville (13 mi).

Who serves South River?

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 River)
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 River, NJ?

To check your own street, search a South River ZIP code — 08882 — and the map opens on that area.

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