Power Outages in Cumberland County, PA
Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, PA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Cumberland County, PA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Metropolitan Edison Co and Pennsylvania Electric Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Cumberland County, PA is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/cumberland-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cumberland County, PA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/cumberland-county
Not counted: no live feed for Metropolitan Edison Co and Pennsylvania Electric Co.
Report an outage in Cumberland County, PA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for PPL Electric Utilities Corp, Pennsylvania Electric Co, Metropolitan Edison Co and Adams Electric Cooperative Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
89%of this county's ~149,566 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Metropolitan Edison Co, Pennsylvania Electric Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Live · county | 2 | 108,425 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 18,081 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | Live · county | 0 | 6,808 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Metropolitan Edison Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Adams Electric Cooperative Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Cumberland County
Town-by-town counts as reported by PPL Electric Utilities, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring Twp | PPL Electric Utilities | 1 | 13,652 | 0.0% | - | - |
| South Middleton Twp | PPL Electric Utilities | 1 | 1,935 | 0.1% | - | - |
Show 16 towns with no outages
| COOKE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 448 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DICKINSON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,948 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 355 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LOWER FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 36 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LOWER MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MONROE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 2,812 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,094 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NEWBURG BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 149 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHIPPENSBURG BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 2,505 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHIPPENSBURG TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,433 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 5,483 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,742 | 0.0% | - | - |
| UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | - | - |
| UPPER FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | - | - |
| UPPER MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WEST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Cumberland County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cumberland Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17055 | 339 | 13 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 17013 | 333 | 12 | 225 | ≤11 |
| 17050 | 316 | 17 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 17257 | 300 | ≤11 | 215 | ≤11 |
| 17011 | 268 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 17015 | 228 | ≤11 | 161 | ≤11 |
| 17025 | 193 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 17241 | 128 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 17065 | 48 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 17043 | 48 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 17007 | 48 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 17324 | 44 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 17240 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 17266 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17081 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17072 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cumberland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cumberland County right now.
Cumberland County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Cumberland County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,494 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,608 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cumberland County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,095 customers.
The US EIA reports Pennsylvania utilities averaged 6.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,016 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 869 | 4,833 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 893 | 20,095 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 901 | 8,616 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 905 | 7,057 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 936 | 7,891 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 967 | 7,625 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 944 | 6,699 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 1,033 | 5,673 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 1,041 | 8,554 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 1,016 | 18,016 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 1,051 | 9,886 | 3.7 |
Cost of power in Cumberland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cumberland County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co18.8¢1,471,463 cust
- PPL Electric Utilities Corp18.6¢836,316 cust
- Adams Electric Cooperative Inc15.4¢32,580 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Cumberland County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cumberland County, PA logged 1,051 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cumberland County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,095 customers without power, beginning November 23, 2016 and lasting about 6h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, PA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Cumberland County, PA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Metropolitan Edison Co and Pennsylvania Electric Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Cumberland County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams Electric Cooperative Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Metropolitan Edison Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp, Pennsylvania Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cumberland County.
17007, 17011, 17013, 17015, 17025, 17027, 17043, 17050, 17055, 17065, 17081, 17093, 17240, 17241, 17257, 17266, 17324
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Cumberland County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Pennsylvania →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 10.8 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Metropolitan Edison Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42041 and /api/v1/counties/42041/history. Live data as of .