Power Outages in Northumberland County, PA
No live outage feed is available for Northumberland County, PA yet — live coverage depends on local utilities reporting to ODIN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Northumberland County, PA is served by local tracked utilities.
Northumberland County's utilities do not report live data to ODIN, so real-time outage counts aren't available here. The historical record below is complete.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Northumberland County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Northumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Northumberland County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,268 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,268 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 444 | 6,429 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 519 | 4,747 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 537 | 7,277 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 597 | 10,690 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 689 | 13,054 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 691 | 4,394 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 661 | 5,296 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 706 | 3,737 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 664 | 2,719 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 735 | 18,268 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 807 | 9,905 | 5.0 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 4.0 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 Northumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Northumberland County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Northumberland County, PA logged 807 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Northumberland County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,268 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2024 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Northumberland County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Northumberland County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Northumberland County.
17017, 17730, 17749, 17777, 17801, 17823, 17830, 17832, 17834, 17836, 17840, 17847, 17850, 17851, 17857, 17860, 17865, 17866, 17867, 17868, 17872, 17881
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42097 and /api/v1/counties/42097/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers).