When will the power be back in Pendleton, OR?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 24, 9,197 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.6 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Pendleton, Oregon — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Pendleton is a city in Umatilla County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Pendleton directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Pendleton is a city of about 17,026 residents in Umatilla County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Pendleton by name, so this page reports the Umatilla County county-wide view, which covers Pendleton. If a serving utility does name Pendleton during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Pendleton: 97801 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Pendleton: the closest other places we track are Hermiston, about 25 miles to the northwest; Walla Walla, WA, about 36 miles to the northeast; Kennewick, WA, about 40 miles to the northwest; Pasco, WA, about 43 miles to the north. Also nearby: Richland, WA (48 mi NW), West Richland, WA (52 mi NW), Grandview, WA (65 mi NW), Sunnyside, WA (72 mi NW), Lewiston, ID (101 mi NE), Moses Lake, WA (103 mi N), Yakima, WA (104 mi NW), Pullman, WA (108 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Moscow, ID (113 mi); southwest toward Prineville (138 mi); west toward Washougal, WA (170 mi); northwest toward Ellensburg, WA (123 mi).
Who serves Pendleton?
We track live outage data from Columbia REA in Umatilla County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Pendleton's last tracked outage began Aug 24, peaked at 116 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Aug 24 — 116 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 24 — 36 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Pendleton, OR?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Pendleton area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Pendleton's own record: across the 2 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 Pendleton, OR?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Pendleton area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Pendleton ZIP code — 97801 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Pendleton, OR?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Umatilla County include Columbia REA; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Pendleton specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Umatilla County county-wide view, which covers Pendleton. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Pendleton by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Pendleton. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Hermiston (25 mi NW) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
