Is the power out in 16508?

Live answer for ZIP 16508 (Erie 99% of the ZIP; Erie County), from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 16508

We don't have ZIP-level data for 16508.

Erie County as a whole has 130 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 16508Erie CountyMet-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power 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 Erie County, which includes 16508

2014–2025 record

Erie County averaged 30.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting July 7, 2025.

The largest on record began May 7, 2022, with 31,009 customers out at once.

30.3significant 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 hourtypical (median) length

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

2.3 dayslongest on record (January 2024)

31,009most 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 7, 2022	31,009	3 hours	73,549
January 9, 2024	25,425	2.3 days	533,715
June 11, 2020	23,433	2.5 hours	26,537
November 3, 2020	21,960	2 hours	29,361
May 21, 2021	20,444	4.5 hours	45,507

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
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.