Power outages in Fruitvale, TX

Live outages for Fruitvale and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Fruitvale has 518 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 Van Zandt County

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

0.00% of 16,357 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.

Oncor and SWEPCO doesn't publish a count for Fruitvale itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

FruitvaleVan Zandt CountyOncor and SWEPCO 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.

Outage history in Van Zandt County, which includes Fruitvale

2014–2025 record

Van Zandt County averaged 78 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 76. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.6 days, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began May 28, 2024, with 26,783 customers out at once.

78significant 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.

4.5 dayslongest on record (May 2024)

26,783most 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.
May 28, 2024	26,783	4.5 days	856,013
May 16, 2022	18,490	28 hours	176,837
August 18, 2019	18,449	10 hours	87,399
February 15, 2021	12,761	3.5 days	209,882
June 16, 2023	12,541	2.1 days	137,403

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

Oncor: outage map and reporting
SWEPCO: 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.

Fruitvale is in

Van Zandt County