When will the power be back in University Place, WA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Pierce County, Washington

customers reported out in Pierce, WA

Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.

A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~4 hr, based on 1377 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.

Showing county-wide data because we don't have University Place-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.

Updated 9:38 PM PDT.

11 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 12 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number

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⚡ No power in University Place, WA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for University Place

University Place is a city of about 35,160 residents in Pierce County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for University Place by name, so this page reports the Pierce County county-wide view, which covers University Place. If a serving utility does name University Place during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in University Place:

98467

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

Around University Place: the closest other places we track are Lakewood, about 4 miles to the south; Tacoma, about 5 miles to the northeast; Gig Harbor, about 9 miles to the north; and Fife, about 9 miles to the east. Also nearby: Federal Way (12 mi NE), Puyallup (12 mi E), Edgewood (12 mi E), Sumner (15 mi E), Des Moines (16 mi NE), Lacey (17 mi SW), Auburn (17 mi E) and Bonney Lake (18 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Port Orchard (22 mi); northeast toward SeaTac (20 mi); east toward Enumclaw (26 mi); south toward Yelm (19 mi); southwest toward Olympia (20 mi); and west toward Aberdeen (62 mi).

Who serves University Place?

We track live outage data from Puget Sound Energy, Tacoma Power ↗, Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Co and Lakeview Light & Power in Pierce County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Peninsula Light Company, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County, Ohop Mutual Light Company and 5 others also serve parts of Pierce County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Outage history — Pierce County, WA (covers University Place)

Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 1,455 customers, restored in ~3 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 28 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.1 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 9, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Pierce County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.3 hr. The full record for Pierce County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in University Place, WA?

To check your own street, search a University Place ZIP code — 98467 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Bonney Lake · Edgewood · Fife · Gig Harbor · Lakewood · Puyallup · Sumner · Tacoma

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