Power outages in Corpus Christi, TX

Live outages for Corpus Christi and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Corpus Christi has 317,247 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

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

fewer than 5customers without power in Nueces County

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

Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").

<0.01% of 155,799 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 Texas doesn't publish a count for Corpus Christi itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

Corpus ChristiNueces CountyAEP Texas 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 Corpus Christi

ZIPs mostly inside Corpus Christi; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Corpus Christi 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.
78411	100%	fewer than 5	11,642	0.02%
78412	100%	fewer than 5	17,067	0.01%
78417	93%	fewer than 5	2,408	0.08%
78409	51%	fewer than 5	2,031	0.10%
78401	100%	0	1,487	0.00%
78404	100%	0	6,916	0.00%
78405	100%	0	5,677	0.00%
78413	100%	0	16,644	0.00%
78414	100%	0	23,214	0.00%
78416	100%	0	4,930	0.00%
78410	83%	0	10,891	0.00%
78408	78%	0	4,934	0.00%
78406	73%	0	467	0.00%
78407	67%	0	782	0.00%

Outage history in Nueces County, which includes Corpus Christi

2014–2025 record

Nueces County averaged 36.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 34. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting January 21, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 53,743 customers out at once.

36.7significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.7 dayslongest on record (November 2014)

53,743most 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.
February 15, 2021	53,743	4.9 days	3,428,066
July 25, 2020	41,722	2.4 days	990,385
May 12, 2015	22,239	17 hours	126,123
December 8, 2017	19,757	16 hours	135,417
August 22, 2023	18,617	22 hours	138,362

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 Texas: 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.