When will the power be back in Bethlehem, PA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Bethlehem is a city in Northampton County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Bethlehem directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
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 2026-08-17) — 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: 18015 · 18016 · 18017 · 18020 (Bethlehem also extends into a neighboring county; those ZIPs are listed on that county's pages.) 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; 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), 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); northwest toward Hazleton (39 mi).
Who serves Bethlehem?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy, 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. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bethlehem, PA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Bethlehem area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Bethlehem, PA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Bethlehem area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Bethlehem ZIP code — 18015, 18016, 18017, 18020 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Bethlehem, PA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Northampton County include FirstEnergy, PPL Electric Utilities; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
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 2026-08-17. 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.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
