When will the power be back in Bethlehem, PA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Bethlehem is a city of about 79,453 residents in Northampton County.
FirstEnergy and PPL Electric Utilities have reported outages for Bethlehem by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem:
Bethlehem also extends into a neighboring county: 18018 · 18025. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bethlehem: the closest other places we track are Allentown, about 6 miles to the west; Northampton, about 8 miles to the northwest; Easton, about 9 miles to the northeast; and Emmaus, about 9 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Phillipsburg, NJ (11 mi NE); Lansdale (27 mi S); Pottstown (30 mi SW); Hackettstown, NJ (32 mi NE); Phoenixville (35 mi S); Norristown (35 mi S); Reading (35 mi SW); and Wyomissing (38 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Dunmore (56 mi); northeast toward Hopatcong, NJ (43 mi); east toward Somerville, NJ (40 mi); southeast toward Princeton, NJ (41 mi); south toward Philadelphia (45 mi); southwest toward Coatesville (50 mi); west toward Pottsville (44 mi); and northwest toward Hazleton (39 mi).
Who serves Bethlehem?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy and PPL Electric Utilities in Northampton County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.
Bethlehem's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 67 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 2 — 67 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 29 — 62 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 26 — 39 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 25 — 26 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Northampton County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4 hr. The full record for Northampton County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem's own record: across the 5 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 Bethlehem, PA?
To check your own street, search a Bethlehem ZIP code — 18015, 18016, 18017 or 18020 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Bethlehem specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Bethlehem we have the city-level view: FirstEnergy and PPL Electric Utilities have published outages for Bethlehem under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Bethlehem is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Northampton County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Bethlehem.
