When will the power be back in New Providence, NJ?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
New Providence is a borough of about 13,957 residents in Union County.
JCP&L has reported outages for New Providence by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when New Providence 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 New Providence:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around New Providence: the closest other places we track are Summit, about 2 miles to the northeast; Chatham, about 3 miles to the north; Madison, about 4 miles to the north; and Westfield, about 5 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Florham Park (5 mi N), North Plainfield (6 mi S), Plainfield (6 mi S), Roselle Park (8 mi E), Morristown (8 mi NW), Roselle (8 mi SE), South Plainfield (9 mi S) and Rahway (9 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lincoln Park (16 mi); northeast toward East Orange (11 mi); east toward Elizabeth (11 mi); southeast toward Linden (10 mi); south toward Metuchen (11 mi); southwest toward Middlesex (10 mi); and northwest toward Dover (15 mi).
Who serves New Providence?
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 New Providence, NJ?
To check your own street, search a New Providence ZIP code — 07974 — and the map opens on that area.
