When will the power be back in Sparks, NV?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Sparks is a city of about 111,520 residents in Washoe County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Sparks by name, so this page reports the Washoe County county-wide view, which covers Sparks. If a serving utility does name Sparks during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Sparks:
Sparks also extends into a neighboring county: 89437. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Sparks: the closest other places we track are Reno, about 7 miles to the west; Grass Valley, CA, about 75 miles to the west; Placerville, CA, about 82 miles to the southwest; and Auburn, CA, about 87 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Lincoln, CA (97 mi SW); Rocklin, CA (98 mi SW); Oroville, CA (99 mi W); Roseville, CA (102 mi SW); Citrus Heights, CA (104 mi SW); Marysville, CA (104 mi W); Yuba City, CA (107 mi W); and Rancho Cordova, CA (108 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: south toward Livingston, CA (161 mi); southwest toward Sacramento, CA (117 mi); west toward Chico, CA (112 mi); and northwest toward Shasta Lake, CA (160 mi).
Who serves Sparks?
We track live outage data from NV Energy and Surprise Valley Electric in Washoe County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Sparks's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 98 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 6 — 98 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 4 — 47 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Oct 4 — 47 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 3 — 49 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
County context: across all of Washoe County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Washoe County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Sparks, NV?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Sparks's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Sparks, NV?
To check your own street, search a Sparks ZIP code — 89431, 89432, 89434, 89435, 89436 or 89441 — and the map opens on that area.
