When will the power be back in Yelm, WA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Yelm is a city of about 11,715 residents in Thurston County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Yelm by name, so this page reports the Thurston County county-wide view, which covers Yelm. If a serving utility does name Yelm during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Yelm:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Yelm: the closest other places we track are Lacey, about 11 miles to the northwest; Tumwater, about 14 miles to the west; Olympia, about 15 miles to the northwest; and Lakewood, about 16 miles to the north. Also nearby: University Place (19 mi N), Puyallup (23 mi NE), Tacoma (23 mi N), Fife (24 mi NE), Edgewood (26 mi NE), Sumner (27 mi NE), Bonney Lake (27 mi NE) and Gig Harbor (27 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Burien (39 mi); northeast toward Federal Way (29 mi); south toward Longview (57 mi); and west toward Aberdeen (56 mi).
Who serves Yelm?
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.
Yelm's last tracked outage began Sep 25, peaked at 5,850 customers out, and was restored in 42 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 8 hours.
- Sep 25 — 5,850 customers out, restored in 42 hours
- Sep 7 — 53 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Aug 31 — 31 customers out, restored in an hour
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 Yelm, 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 Yelm's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 8 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Yelm, WA?
To check your own street, search a Yelm ZIP code — 98597 — and the map opens on that area.
