Is the power out in 08006?

Live answer for ZIP 08006 (Barnegat Light 100% of the ZIP; Ocean County), from JCP&L, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 08006

We don't have ZIP-level data for 08006.

Ocean County as a whole has 2 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 08006Ocean CountyJCP&L publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Ocean County, which includes 08006

2014–2025 record

Ocean County averaged 37.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most New Jersey counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 36. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting April 22, 2025.

The largest on record began August 4, 2020, with 216,332 customers out at once.

37.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1 hourtypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

4 dayslongest on record (August 2020)

216,332most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 4, 2020	216,332	4 days	6,023,952
January 23, 2016	106,447	36 hours	978,112
July 22, 2019	87,344	2.2 days	1,248,976
June 3, 2020	50,457	27 hours	482,950
August 12, 2020	46,063	4 hours	53,712

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

JCP&L: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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