When will the power be back in Cincinnati, OH?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Hamilton County, Ohio

279

customers reported out in Cincinnati · live from Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky

Our Cincinnati estimate: ~48 min to restore, weighing the current pace (roughly 629 customers an hour) against past outages here

Across the whole county (Hamilton, OH, all utilities): 279 reported out, county-wide outlook ~1.4 hr to restore, weighing the current pace (roughly 698 customers an hour) against past outages here — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Cincinnati figure above.

Updated 3:41 AM EDT.

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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Cincinnati

Cincinnati is a city of about 314,915 residents in Hamilton County.

Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky has reported outages for Cincinnati by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati:

Cincinnati also extends into a neighboring county: 45245 · 45275. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Cincinnati: the closest other places we track are Norwood, about 3 miles to the northeast; Newport, KY, about 4 miles to the south; Fort Thomas, KY, about 5 miles to the southeast; and Reading, about 7 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Covington, KY (7 mi S); Blue Ash (10 mi NE); Erlanger, KY (10 mi SW); Forest Park (10 mi N); Springdale (10 mi N); Sharonville (11 mi NE); Montgomery (11 mi NE); and Florence, KY (13 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Fairfield (13 mi); northeast toward Loveland (15 mi); southeast toward Alexandria, KY (14 mi); south toward Independence, KY (13 mi); southwest toward Madison, IN (55 mi); west toward Greensburg, IN (55 mi); and northwest toward Harrison (17 mi).

Who serves Cincinnati?

We track live outage data from Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky and Butler Rural Electric Cooperative in Hamilton County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Cincinnati

Cincinnati's last tracked outage began Oct 3, peaked at 220 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 3 — 220 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
Oct 2 — 542 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Oct 1 — 71 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 30 — 92 customers out, restored in an hour

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Hamilton County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for Hamilton County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Cincinnati, OH?

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 Cincinnati's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Cincinnati, OH?

To check your own street, search a Cincinnati ZIP code — 45201, 45202, 45203, 45204, 45205, 45206 or any of the other 63 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Cincinnati specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Cincinnati we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky has published outages for Cincinnati under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Cincinnati is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Hamilton County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Cincinnati.

Nearby & related

Blue Ash · Forest Park · Harrison · Loveland · Montgomery · Norwood · Reading · Sharonville

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