Power outages in Manchester, IL

Live outages for Manchester and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Manchester has 261 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

0customers without power in Scott County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.00% of 1,739 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Ameren Illinois doesn't publish a count for Manchester itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

ManchesterScott CountyAmeren Illinois 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.

ZIP codes in Manchester

ZIPs mostly inside Manchester; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Manchester i How much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data.	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
62663	100%	0	138	0.00%

Outage history in Scott County, which includes Manchester

2014–2025 record

Scott County averaged 4.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 3. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.5 hours, starting February 28, 2025.

The largest on record began June 21, 2019, with 5,378 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

4.3significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

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

2.1 dayslongest on record (June 2019)

5,378most 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.
June 21, 2019	5,378	2.1 days	80,850
June 28, 2018	2,868	3.5 hours	2,512
September 19, 2019	2,411	30 minutes	656
May 25, 2019	1,876	45 minutes	1,127
July 9, 2019	1,857	3 hours	3,457

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

Ameren Illinois: 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.