When will the power be back in Watertown, NY?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Watertown is a city of about 24,038 residents in Jefferson County.
National Grid has reported outages for Watertown by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Watertown 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 Watertown:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Watertown: the closest other places we track are Oswego, about 46 miles to the southwest; Fulton, about 52 miles to the southwest; Rome, about 56 miles to the south; and Oneida, about 63 miles to the south. Also nearby: Syracuse (66 mi S), Utica (70 mi SE), Auburn (79 mi SW), Geneva (94 mi SW), Cortland (96 mi S), Gloversville (101 mi SE), Canandaigua (102 mi SW) and Rochester (102 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Plattsburgh (131 mi); east toward Glens Falls (122 mi); southeast toward Amsterdam (112 mi); south toward Ithaca (110 mi); southwest toward Batavia (132 mi); and west toward Lockport (150 mi).
Who serves Watertown?
We track live outage data from National Grid in Jefferson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Village of Philadelphia and Village of Theresa also serve parts of Jefferson County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Watertown's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 31 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 24 — 31 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 22 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 3 — 73 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 2 — 26 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Jefferson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Watertown, NY?
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 Watertown's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Watertown, NY?
To check your own street, search a Watertown ZIP code — 13601 or 13603 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Watertown specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Watertown we have the city-level view: National Grid has published outages for Watertown under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Watertown is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Jefferson County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Watertown.
