When will the power be back in Pittsburgh, PA?

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

No significant county-wide outage reported in Allegheny, PA right now.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania: 540 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 11:46 PM EDT.

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What we track for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city of about 307,668 residents in Allegheny County.

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

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Pittsburgh: the closest other places we track are Baldwin, about 5 miles to the south; Munhall, about 5 miles to the southeast; Wilkinsburg, about 5 miles to the east; and Whitehall, about 6 miles to the south. Also nearby: West Mifflin (7 mi SE), Bethel Park (9 mi S), McKeesport (10 mi SE), Jefferson Hills (10 mi S), Monroeville (11 mi E), Franklin Park (12 mi NW), Plum (13 mi E) and New Kensington (15 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Butler (29 mi); northeast toward Lower Burrell (17 mi); east toward Murrysville (17 mi); southeast toward Cumberland, MD (84 mi); south toward Morgantown, WV (55 mi); southwest toward Washington (23 mi); west toward Weirton, WV (31 mi); and northwest toward New Castle (43 mi).

Who serves Pittsburgh?

We track live outage data from Duquesne Light, FirstEnergy and Central Electric Cooperative in Allegheny County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Borough of Tarentum and Borough of Pitcairn also serve parts of Allegheny County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 472 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

Oct 1 — 472 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
Oct 1 — 58 customers out, restored in an hour
Sep 30 — 473 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Sep 29 — 33 customers out, restored in 4 hours

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 Allegheny County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6.3 hr. The full record for Allegheny County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Pittsburgh, PA?

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 Pittsburgh's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Pittsburgh, PA?

To check your own street, search a Pittsburgh ZIP code — 15201, 15202, 15203, 15204, 15205, 15206 or any of the other 69 — and the map opens on that area.

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

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

Nearby & related

Baldwin · Bethel Park · Franklin Park · Jefferson Hills · McKeesport · Monroeville · Munhall · Plum

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