Power outages in Mertzon, TX

Live outages for Mertzon and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Mertzon has 726 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

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

1customers without power in Irion County

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

0.08% of 1,182 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 AEP Texas doesn't publish a count for Mertzon itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

MertzonIrion CountyOncor and AEP Texas 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 Irion County, which includes Mertzon

2014–2025 record

Irion County averaged 14 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 16. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began February 14, 2021, with 2,414 customers out at once.

14significant 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 hourstypical (median) length

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

4.5 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

2,414most 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 14, 2021	2,414	4.5 days	117,491
January 8, 2020	1,410	4 hours	3,500
December 19, 2014	1,101	1.5 hours	446
January 3, 2015	1,099	8 hours	1,602
May 21, 2020	891	4.5 hours	3,992

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
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.

Mertzon is in

Irion County