Is the power out in 17520?

Live answer for ZIP 17520 (East Petersburg 65% of the ZIP; Lancaster County), from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power, updated every 10 minutes.

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Outage map

ZIP 17520Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, which includes 17520

2014–2025 record

Lancaster County averaged 36.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 43. Half were over within 15 minutes; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting December 19, 2025.

The largest on record began September 7, 2023, with 21,188 customers out at once.

36.3significant 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.

31 hourslongest on record (December 2025)

21,188most 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.
September 7, 2023	21,188	8 hours	35,467
December 19, 2025	13,222	31 hours	139,343
October 29, 2015	12,716	1 hour	5,637
November 6, 2025	12,023	6 hours	35,363
April 22, 2023	11,593	15 hours	90,346

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.