When will the power be back in Portland, OR?

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

No significant county-wide outage reported in Multnomah, OR right now.

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Elsewhere in Oregon: 381 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 8:46 PM PDT.

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What we track for Portland

Portland is a city of about 635,749 residents in Multnomah County.

Portland General Electric has reported outages for Portland by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Portland 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 Portland:

Portland also extends into a neighboring county: 97222 · 97223 · 97224 · 97225 · 97229 · 97267 · 97268 · 97269 · 97281 · 97291 · 97298. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Portland: the closest other places we track are Milwaukie, about 7 miles to the south; Vancouver, WA, about 7 miles to the north; Lake Oswego, about 9 miles to the south; and Beaverton, about 9 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Happy Valley (10 mi SE); Tigard (10 mi SW); Fairview (10 mi E); Gresham (10 mi E); Gladstone (11 mi S); Camas, WA (12 mi NE); West Linn (12 mi S); and Troutdale (12 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Battle Ground, WA (17 mi); east toward Washougal, WA (15 mi); southeast toward Sandy (21 mi); south toward Oregon City (14 mi); southwest toward Tualatin (13 mi); west toward Hillsboro (14 mi); and northwest toward Aberdeen, WA (114 mi).

Who serves Portland?

We track live outage data from PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric in Multnomah County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Columbia River Peoples Utility District also serves parts of Multnomah County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Recent outages tracked in Portland

Portland's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 2 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 2 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 30 — 84 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 30 — 30 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 Multnomah County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7.8 hr. The full record for Multnomah County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Portland, OR?

To check your own street, search a Portland ZIP code — 97201, 97202, 97203, 97204, 97205, 97206 or any of the other 43 — and the map opens on that area.

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

Both, and for Portland we have the city-level view: Portland General Electric has published outages for Portland under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Portland is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Multnomah County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Portland.

Nearby & related

Fairview · Gresham · Troutdale

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