When will the power be back in Tumwater, WA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Tumwater is a city of about 27,826 residents in Thurston County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Tumwater by name, so this page reports the Thurston County county-wide view, which covers Tumwater. If a serving utility does name Tumwater during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Tumwater:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Tumwater: the closest other places we track are Olympia, about 4 miles to the north; Lacey, about 7 miles to the northeast; Yelm, about 14 miles to the east; and Lakewood, about 22 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: University Place (23 mi NE), Tacoma (28 mi NE), Gig Harbor (28 mi NE), Fife (32 mi NE), Puyallup (32 mi NE), Edgewood (34 mi NE), Federal Way (35 mi NE) and Sumner (36 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Port Orchard (38 mi); northeast toward Des Moines (39 mi); east toward Bonney Lake (38 mi); south toward Longview (58 mi); and west toward Aberdeen (42 mi).
Who serves Tumwater?
We track live outage data from Puget Sound Energy and Grays Harbor PUD in Thurston County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Tumwater's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 67 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 29 — 67 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 25 — 4,950 customers out, restored in 32 hours
- Sep 14 — 40 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 27 — 109 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Thurston County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for Thurston County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Tumwater, WA?
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 Tumwater's own record: across the 4 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 Tumwater, WA?
To check your own street, search a Tumwater ZIP code — 98511 — and the map opens on that area.
