Power Outages in Lancaster County, PA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lancaster County, PA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Lancaster County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lancaster County.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Lancaster County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lancaster County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,188 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 13,222 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,009 | 12,716 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 1,093 | 8,130 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 1,012 | 11,302 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 1,028 | 6,447 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 1,033 | 6,597 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 1,056 | 9,864 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 1,026 | 6,811 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 990 | 10,202 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 912 | 21,188 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 904 | 7,739 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 925 | 13,222 | 4.4 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lancaster County: FAQ
- How often does Lancaster County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lancaster County, PA logged 925 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lancaster County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,188 customers without power, beginning September 7, 2023 and lasting about 2d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Lancaster County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lancaster County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
Lancaster. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lancaster County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lancaster County (showing 40 of 53).
17022, 17501, 17502, 17504, 17505, 17506, 17507, 17508, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17522, 17527, 17529, 17532, 17534, 17535, 17536, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17550, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17565, 17566, 17568, 17569
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42071 and /api/v1/counties/42071/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers).