Power outages in Pilot Knob, MO

Live outages for Pilot Knob and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Pilot Knob has 701 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 Iron County

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

0.00% of 4,206 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 Missouri doesn't publish a count for Pilot Knob itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

Pilot KnobIron CountyAmeren Missouri 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 Pilot Knob

ZIPs mostly inside Pilot Knob; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Pilot Knob 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.
63663	91%	0	453	0.00%

Outage history in Iron County, which includes Pilot Knob

2014–2025 record

Iron County averaged 34 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Missouri counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 47. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 5.7 days, starting March 14, 2025.

The largest on record began January 5, 2025, with 3,458 customers out at once.

34significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.7 dayslongest on record (March 2025)

3,458most 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.
January 5, 2025	3,458	4.6 days	159,465
June 13, 2023	3,234	30 minutes	1,006
May 9, 2024	3,024	2.9 days	81,274
December 18, 2015	3,014	45 minutes	1,834
January 25, 2023	2,663	2.8 days	72,561

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 Missouri: 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.