When will the power be back in Pawtucket, RI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Pawtucket is a city of about 76,996 residents in Providence County.
Rhode Island Energy has reported outages for Pawtucket by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Pawtucket: the closest other places we track are Central Falls, about 1 miles to the northwest; Providence, about 4 miles to the southwest; East Providence, about 5 miles to the south; and Attleboro, MA, about 6 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: North Attleborough, MA (7 mi N); Cranston (9 mi SW); Woonsocket (11 mi NW); Warwick (12 mi S); Taunton, MA (15 mi E); Franklin, MA (15 mi N); Fall River, MA (18 mi SE); and Bridgewater, MA (22 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Framingham, MA (30 mi); northeast toward Brockton, MA (23 mi); east toward Barnstable, MA (54 mi); southeast toward New Bedford, MA (27 mi); south toward Newport (27 mi); southwest toward Norwich, CT (43 mi); west toward Southbridge, MA (36 mi); and northwest toward Worcester, MA (35 mi).
Who serves Pawtucket?
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.
Pawtucket's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 288 customers out, and was restored in 15 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 26 — 288 customers out, restored in 15 hours
- Sep 16 — 83 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 11 — 32 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 31 — 37 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 Pawtucket, 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 Pawtucket'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 Pawtucket, RI?
To check your own street, search a Pawtucket ZIP code — 02860, 02861 or 02862 — and the map opens on that area.
