When will the power be back in State College, PA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
State College is a borough of about 41,228 residents in Centre County.
FirstEnergy has reported outages for State College by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when State College 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 State College:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around State College: the closest other places we track are Altoona, about 35 miles to the southwest; Williamsport, about 53 miles to the northeast; Carlisle, about 53 miles to the southeast; and St. Marys, about 58 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Mechanicsburg (60 mi SE), Chambersburg (60 mi S), Harrisburg (62 mi SE), Johnstown (64 mi SW), Indiana (69 mi W), Waynesboro (73 mi S), Bloomsburg (75 mi E) and Elizabethtown (79 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Olean, NY (94 mi); northeast toward Corning, NY (102 mi); east toward Lebanon (81 mi); southeast toward Hanover (82 mi); south toward Hagerstown, MD (80 mi); southwest toward Cumberland, MD (92 mi); west toward Greensburg (95 mi); and northwest toward Jamestown, NY (115 mi).
Who serves State College?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy and PPL Electric Utilities in Centre County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and United Electric Cooperative also serve parts of Centre 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.
County context: across all of Centre County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Centre County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in State College, PA?
To check your own street, search a State College ZIP code — 16801, 16803, 16804 or 16805 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show State College specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for State College we have the city-level view: FirstEnergy has published outages for State College under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When State College is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Centre County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes State College.
