Power outages in Sparta, OH

Live outages for Sparta and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Sparta has 127 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 Morrow County

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

0.00% of 2,035 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.

AEP Ohio and Ohio Edison doesn't publish a count for Sparta itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

SpartaMorrow CountyAEP Ohio and Ohio Edison publish 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 Sparta

ZIPs mostly inside Sparta; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Sparta 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.
43350	63%	0	85	0.00%

Outage history in Morrow County, which includes Sparta

2014–2025 record

Morrow County averaged 26.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Ohio counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 27. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting June 19, 2025.

The largest on record began June 14, 2022, with 16,030 customers out at once.

26.3significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.6 dayslongest on record (June 2022)

16,030most 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 14, 2022	16,030	5.6 days	590,769
January 21, 2021	7,708	4 hours	19,400
July 22, 2017	5,002	10 hours	5,718
December 16, 2025	4,621	15 minutes	1,155
April 17, 2017	4,507	2 hours	4,108

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

AEP Ohio: outage map and reporting
Ohio Edison: 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.