Power Outages in Passaic County, NJ
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 61 customers are without power in Passaic County, NJ across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Passaic County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 1,731 customers without power · still ongoing as of
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Passaic County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×12
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Passaic County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 23m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,730 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Passaic County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Passaic Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Passaic County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 69,938 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 69,938 customers out) · decade average 6.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 670 | 9,934 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 583 | 9,782 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 566 | 8,916 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 423 | 17,286 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | 492 | 7,501 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 481 | 69,938 | 27.4 |
| 2021 | 662 | 12,735 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 623 | 13,604 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 596 | 9,646 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 381 | 12,478 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 520 | 4,114 | 3.2 |
Very High high winds exposure · 6.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Passaic County: FAQ
- How often does Passaic County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Passaic County, NJ logged 520 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Passaic County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 69,938 customers without power, beginning August 20, 2020 and lasting about 2d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Passaic County, NJ right now?
- Yes — about 61 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Passaic County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO.
Paterson, Clifton, Passaic. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Passaic County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Passaic County.
07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07055, 07403, 07420, 07421, 07424, 07435, 07442, 07456, 07465, 07470, 07480, 07501, 07502, 07503, 07504, 07505, 07506, 07508, 07512, 07513, 07514, 07522, 07524
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/34031 and /api/v1/counties/34031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Jersey customers). Live data as of .