When will the power be back in Dunkirk, NY?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Dunkirk is a city of about 12,379 residents in Chautauqua County.
National Grid has reported outages for Dunkirk by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Dunkirk: the closest other places we track are Jamestown, about 27 miles to the south; Lackawanna, about 35 miles to the northeast; Buffalo, about 37 miles to the northeast; and Kenmore, about 41 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Tonawanda (43 mi NE); Depew (44 mi NE); Lancaster (44 mi NE); Niagara Falls (45 mi N); Erie, PA (45 mi SW); North Tonawanda (46 mi NE); Olean (54 mi SE); and Lockport (58 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Batavia (69 mi); east toward Canandaigua (108 mi); southeast toward St. Marys, PA (82 mi); south toward Butler, PA (116 mi); and southwest toward Meadville, PA (71 mi).
Who serves Dunkirk?
We track live outage data from National Grid and NYSEG in Chautauqua County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Village of Westfield and 2 others also serve parts of Chautauqua County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Dunkirk's last tracked outage began Aug 24, peaked at 55 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes.
- Aug 24 — 55 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
County context: across all of Chautauqua County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Chautauqua County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Dunkirk, NY?
To check your own street, search a Dunkirk ZIP code — 14048 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Dunkirk specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Dunkirk we have the city-level view: National Grid has published outages for Dunkirk under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Dunkirk is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Chautauqua County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Dunkirk.
