When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Mechanicsburg, PA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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customer reported out in Cumberland, PA
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~4 hr, based on 18 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Mechanicsburg-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 12:29 AM EDT.
11 out, then 11 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 75 min · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Mechanicsburg, PA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg is a borough of about 10,085 residents in Cumberland County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Mechanicsburg by name, so this page reports the Cumberland County county-wide view, which covers Mechanicsburg. If a serving utility does name Mechanicsburg during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Mechanicsburg:

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

Around Mechanicsburg: the closest other places we track are Harrisburg, about 8 miles to the northeast; Carlisle, about 10 miles to the west; Elizabethtown, about 22 miles to the east; and York, about 22 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Hanover (28 mi S); Columbia (30 mi SE); Lebanon (32 mi E); Lancaster (39 mi E); Chambersburg (39 mi SW); Westminster, MD (44 mi S); Ephrata (44 mi E); and Waynesboro (44 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Williamsport (71 mi); northeast toward Pottsville (53 mi); east toward Wyomissing (55 mi); southeast toward Bel Air, MD (58 mi); south toward Frederick, MD (58 mi); southwest toward Hagerstown, MD (55 mi); west toward Altoona (76 mi); and northwest toward State College (60 mi).

Who serves Mechanicsburg?

We track live outage data from PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy in Cumberland County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Adams Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Cumberland County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Cumberland County, PA (covers Mechanicsburg)
Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 2,144 customers, restored in ~1.2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 29 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 4, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Cumberland County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Cumberland County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Mechanicsburg ZIP code — 17050 or 17055 — and the map opens on that area.

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