When will the power be back in Linden, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Linden is a city of about 45,393 residents in Union County.
PSE&G has reported outages for Linden by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Linden 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 Linden:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Linden: the closest other places we track are Roselle, about 2 miles to the northwest; Rahway, about 3 miles to the southwest; Carteret, about 3 miles to the south; and Roselle Park, about 3 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Elizabeth (4 mi NE), Westfield (6 mi W), Bayonne (7 mi E), Perth Amboy (7 mi S), Newark (8 mi NE), Metuchen (9 mi SW), Summit (9 mi NW) and Harrison (9 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward East Orange (10 mi); northeast toward Kearny (11 mi); south toward South Amboy (10 mi); southwest toward Highland Park (13 mi); west toward Plainfield (9 mi); and northwest toward New Providence (10 mi).
Who serves Linden?
We track live outage data from PSE&G and JCP&L in Union County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. 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 Union County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Union County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Linden, NJ?
To check your own street, search a Linden ZIP code — 07036 — and the map opens on that area.
