When will the power be back in South Milwaukee, WI?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
South Milwaukee is a city of about 20,233 residents in Milwaukee County.
We Energies has reported outages for South Milwaukee by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when South Milwaukee 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 South Milwaukee:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South Milwaukee: the closest other places we track are Cudahy, about 2 miles to the north; Oak Creek, about 3 miles to the southwest; Greendale, about 7 miles to the west; and Franklin, about 8 miles to the west. Also nearby: Caledonia (8 mi S), Greenfield (8 mi NW), West Allis (11 mi NW), Milwaukee (12 mi NW), Shorewood (12 mi N), Racine (13 mi S), Wauwatosa (14 mi NW) and Muskego (14 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Whitefish Bay (14 mi); south toward Mount Pleasant (14 mi); southwest toward Burlington (26 mi); west toward New Berlin (14 mi); and northwest toward Brookfield (17 mi).
Who serves South Milwaukee?
We track live outage data from We Energies in Milwaukee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
South Milwaukee's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 1,796 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 29 — 1,796 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 28 — 476 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Milwaukee County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Milwaukee County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in South Milwaukee, WI?
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 South Milwaukee's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in South Milwaukee, WI?
To check your own street, search a South Milwaukee ZIP code — 53172 — and the map opens on that area.
