When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Columbia, PA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
No significant county-wide outage reported in Lancaster, PA right now.
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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania: 578 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 12:16 AM EDT.
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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.

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What we track for Columbia

Columbia is a borough of about 10,399 residents in Lancaster County.

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

ZIP codes in Columbia:

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

Around Columbia: the closest other places we track are Elizabethtown, about 10 miles to the northwest; Lancaster, about 10 miles to the east; York, about 13 miles to the west; and Ephrata, about 19 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Lebanon (22 mi N); Harrisburg (26 mi NW); Mechanicsburg (30 mi NW); Hanover (30 mi SW); Wyomissing (34 mi NE); Bel Air, MD (35 mi S); Coatesville (36 mi E); and Reading (37 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pottsville (47 mi); northeast toward Emmaus (63 mi); east toward Pottstown (47 mi); southeast toward Havre de Grace, MD (39 mi); south toward Baltimore, MD (51 mi); southwest toward Westminster, MD (42 mi); and west toward Carlisle (39 mi).

Who serves Columbia?

We track live outage data from PPL Electric Utilities and FirstEnergy in Lancaster County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Borough of Ephrata also serves parts of Lancaster 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 — Lancaster County, PA (covers Columbia)
Last significant outage: Sep 26, 2026 — peaked at 1,477 customers, restored in ~32.5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 31 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 7.3 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 6, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Lancaster County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Lancaster County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Columbia ZIP code — 17512 — and the map opens on that area.

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