Is the power out in 15217?

Live answer for ZIP 15217 (Pittsburgh 100% of the ZIP; Allegheny County), from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power and Duquesne Light, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 15217

We don't have ZIP-level data for 15217.

Allegheny County as a whole has 91 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 15217Allegheny CountyMet-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power and Duquesne Light 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 Allegheny County, which includes 15217

2014–2025 record

Allegheny County averaged 10.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 14. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 7.3 days, starting April 29, 2025.

The largest on record began April 29, 2025, with 270,977 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

10.7significant 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.

4 hourstypical (median) length

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

7.3 dayslongest on record (April 2025)

270,977most 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.
April 29, 2025	270,977	7.3 days	14,329,643
June 17, 2024	84,962	1.8 days	1,014,222
February 24, 2019	58,700	2.9 days	1,804,726
December 30, 2024	55,570	20 hours	744,344
March 25, 2023	46,195	17 hours	222,659

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

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West Penn Power: outage map and reporting
Duquesne Light: 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.