When will the power be back in Cranston, RI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Cranston is a city of about 84,448 residents in Providence County.
Rhode Island Energy has reported outages for Cranston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Cranston 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 Cranston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Cranston: the closest other places we track are Providence, about 5 miles to the northeast; Warwick, about 5 miles to the southeast; East Providence, about 7 miles to the east; and Pawtucket, about 9 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Central Falls (10 mi NE); Attleboro, MA (15 mi NE); North Attleborough, MA (16 mi NE); Woonsocket (16 mi N); Fall River, MA (20 mi E); Newport (21 mi SE); Taunton, MA (22 mi NE); and Franklin, MA (22 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Framingham, MA (38 mi); northeast toward Bridgewater, MA (30 mi); east toward New Bedford, MA (29 mi); southwest toward Norwich, CT (35 mi); west toward Hartford, CT (62 mi); and northwest toward Southbridge, MA (35 mi).
Who serves Cranston?
We track live outage data from Rhode Island Energy in Providence County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Pascoag Utility District also serves parts of Providence County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Cranston's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 385 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 26 — 385 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 13 — 132 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 18 — 28 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Providence County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Providence County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Cranston, RI?
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 Cranston's own record: across the 3 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 Cranston, RI?
To check your own street, search a Cranston ZIP code — 02910, 02920 or 02921 — and the map opens on that area.
