When will the power be back in Dover, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Dover is a town of about 18,909 residents in Morris County.
JCP&L has reported outages for Dover by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Dover 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 Dover:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dover: the closest other places we track are Hopatcong, about 7 miles to the northwest; Morristown, about 8 miles to the southeast; Kinnelon, about 11 miles to the northeast; and Florham Park, about 11 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Madison (12 mi SE), Chatham (14 mi SE), Lincoln Park (14 mi E), Hackettstown (14 mi W), New Providence (15 mi SE), Summit (16 mi SE), Pompton Lakes (16 mi NE) and Totowa (18 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Wanaque (18 mi); east toward Woodland Park (19 mi); southeast toward Westfield (20 mi); and south toward North Plainfield (19 mi).
Who serves Dover?
We track live outage data from JCP&L and PSE&G in Morris County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Borough of Madison and Borough of Butler also serve parts of Morris 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.
County context: across all of Morris County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.3 hr. The full record for Morris County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Dover, NJ?
To check your own street, search a Dover ZIP code — 07801 or 07802 — and the map opens on that area.
