When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Richmond, TX?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Fort Bend County, Texas
1
customer reported out in Richmond · live from CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric
Utility restoration time for Richmond: Oct 4, 1:32 AM CDT
Richmond outlook: past outages here typically ran ~6 hr, based on 28 past outages of any size
Across the whole county (Fort Bend, TX, all utilities): 1 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Richmond figure above.
Updated 10:43 PM CDT.
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What we track for Richmond

Richmond is a city of about 13,305 residents in Fort Bend County.

CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric has reported outages for Richmond by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Richmond 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 Richmond:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Richmond: the closest other places we track are Rosenberg, about 4 miles to the southwest; Sugar Land, about 7 miles to the east; Fulshear, about 11 miles to the northwest; and Stafford, about 12 miles to the east. Also nearby: Missouri City (13 mi E), Katy (15 mi N), Bellaire (20 mi NE), West University Place (22 mi NE), Iowa Colony (22 mi SE), Manvel (25 mi E), Pearland (26 mi E) and Houston (26 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Tomball (37 mi); northeast toward Humble (41 mi); east toward South Houston (32 mi); southeast toward Alvin (31 mi); south toward Bay City (43 mi); southwest toward El Campo (41 mi); west toward Bastrop (101 mi); and northwest toward Brenham (55 mi).

Who serves Richmond?

We track live outage data from CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric in Fort Bend County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Richmond

Richmond's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 3,303 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.

  • Oct 2 — 3,303 customers out, restored in 3 hours
  • Oct 1 — 94 customers out, restored in 9 hours
  • Sep 30 — 42 customers out, restored in an hour
  • Sep 28 — 7,388 customers out, restored in 8 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Fort Bend County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 10 hr. The full record for Fort Bend County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Richmond, TX?

To check your own street, search a Richmond ZIP code — 77406, 77407 or 77469 — and the map opens on that area.

Richmond, TX — live power outage tracker