When will the power be back in Aberdeen, SD?
| 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 26, 9,590 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.8 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3.1 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 Aberdeen, South Dakota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Aberdeen is a city in Brown County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Aberdeen directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Aberdeen is a city of about 27,919 residents in Brown County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Aberdeen by name, so this page reports the Brown County county-wide view, which covers Aberdeen. If a serving utility does name Aberdeen during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Aberdeen: 57401 · 57402 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Aberdeen: the closest other places we track are Watertown, about 75 miles to the southeast; Huron, about 77 miles to the south; Brookings, about 115 miles to the southeast; Mitchell, about 122 miles to the south. Also nearby: West Fargo, ND (122 mi NE), Fargo, ND (125 mi NE), Moorhead, MN (127 mi NE), Fergus Falls, MN (128 mi NE), Bismarck, ND (144 mi NW), Marshall, MN (149 mi SE), Mandan, ND (149 mi NW), Alexandria, MN (152 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Grand Forks, ND (182 mi); northeast toward Detroit Lakes, MN (156 mi); east toward Willmar, MN (167 mi); southeast toward Sioux Falls (158 mi); south toward Yankton (186 mi); west toward Box Elder (245 mi); northwest toward Dickinson, ND (229 mi).
Who serves Aberdeen?
We track live outage data from Northern Electric Coop Inc in Brown 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.
Aberdeen's last tracked outage began Aug 26, peaked at 27 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes.
- Aug 26 — 27 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Aberdeen, SD?
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 Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen, SD?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen ZIP code — 57401, 57402 — 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 Aberdeen, SD?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Brown County include Northern Electric Coop Inc; 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 Aberdeen specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Brown County county-wide view, which covers Aberdeen. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Aberdeen by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Aberdeen. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Watertown (75 mi SE) is the closest place we track separately.
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.
