Power outages in Licking County, OH
Live outage counts for Newark, Pataskala and Heath and the rest of Licking County, updated every 10 minutes from AEP Ohio.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.10customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.AEP Ohio10 / 69,292
Duke Energy Ohio Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.South Central Power Companyno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Licking Rural Electric Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Consolidated Cooperativeno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineAEP Ohio publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Outages by ZIP code
1 of 17 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 43062 | Pataskala / Beechwood Trails | 10 | 12,217 | 0.08% |
| 43001 | Granville South / Alexandria | 0 | 907 | 0.00% |
| 43008 | Buckeye Lake | 0 | 1,584 | 0.00% |
| 43013 | Hartford (Croton) | 0 | 509 | 0.00% |
| 43018 | Etna | 0 | 166 | 0.00% |
| 43023 | Granville South / Granville | 0 | 5,196 | 0.00% |
| 43025 | Hebron / Harbor Hills | 0 | 3,149 | 0.00% |
| 43027 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 43 | 0.00% |
| 43030 | Jacksontown | 0 | 172 | 0.00% |
| 43031 | Johnstown / New Albany | 0 | 3,017 | 0.00% |
| 43033 | Kirkersville | 0 | 210 | 0.00% |
| 43055 | Newark / Hanover | 0 | 27,703 | 0.00% |
| 43056 | Heath / Newark | 0 | 5,966 | 0.00% |
| 43071 | St. Louisville | 0 | 417 | 0.00% |
| 43080 | Utica / Martinsburg | 0 | 1,717 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Licking County
2014–2025 recordLicking County averaged 23.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Ohio counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 7 hours, starting June 19, 2025.
The largest on record began September 11, 2020, with 31,304 customers out at once.
23.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.1.6 dayslongest on record (June 2022)
31,304most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 11, 2020 | 31,304 | 2 hours | 15,652 |
| July 7, 2017 | 17,456 | 31 hours | 125,206 |
| June 14, 2022 | 14,247 | 1.6 days | 211,024 |
| April 1, 2023 | 13,520 | 9 hours | 54,280 |
| November 15, 2018 | 11,221 | 10 hours | 39,997 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- AEP Ohio: 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.
Cities in Licking County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- AEP Ohio
- Duke Energy Ohio Inc no live feed
- South Central Power Company no live feed
- Licking Rural Electric Inc no live feed
- Consolidated Cooperative no live feed
- Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc no live feed
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