Is the power out in 17101?

Live answer for ZIP 17101 (Harrisburg 100% of the ZIP; Dauphin County), from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power, updated every 10 minutes.

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Outage map

ZIP 17101Dauphin 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 Dauphin County, which includes 17101

2014–2025 record

Dauphin County averaged 14.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 13. Half were over within 15 minutes; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting November 6, 2025.

The largest on record began February 13, 2024, with 21,434 customers out at once.

14.3significant 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.

30 minutestypical (median) length

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

1.5 dayslongest on record (February 2024)

21,434most 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 13, 2024	21,434	1.5 days	239,561
August 11, 2021	13,499	6 hours	31,017
October 30, 2017	11,870	17 hours	82,815
August 28, 2022	10,766	30 minutes	5,380
April 4, 2018	10,295	15 minutes	2,574

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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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.