When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Paterson, NJ?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Passaic County, New Jersey
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customers reported out in Paterson · live from PSE&G
Across the whole county (Passaic, NJ, all utilities): 2 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Paterson figure above.
Updated 5:19 AM EDT.
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⚡ No power in Paterson, 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 Paterson

Paterson is a city of about 160,463 residents in Passaic County.

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

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

Around Paterson: the closest other places we track are Elmwood Park, about 2 miles to the east; Woodland Park, about 2 miles to the southwest; Fair Lawn, about 3 miles to the northeast; and Hawthorne, about 3 miles to the north. Also nearby: Totowa (3 mi W), Clifton (4 mi S), Glen Rock (4 mi NE), Garfield (4 mi SE), Passaic (4 mi SE), Lodi (5 mi SE), Wallington (5 mi SE) and Paramus (5 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Franklin Lakes (7 mi); northeast toward Ridgewood (5 mi); east toward Maywood (5 mi); southeast toward Hasbrouck Heights (6 mi); south toward North Arlington (9 mi); southwest toward Florham Park (15 mi); west toward Lincoln Park (7 mi); and northwest toward Pompton Lakes (9 mi).

Who serves Paterson?

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

Outage history — Passaic County, NJ (covers Paterson)
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 301 customers, restored in ~1.5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 36 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.7 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Passaic County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.8 hr. The full record for Passaic County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Paterson ZIP code — 07501, 07502, 07503, 07504, 07505, 07509 or any of the other 8 — and the map opens on that area.

Paterson, NJ — live power outage tracker