Is the power out in 18018?

Live answer for ZIP 18018 (Bethlehem 98% of the ZIP; Lehigh County), from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power, updated every 10 minutes.

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Outage map

ZIP 18018Lehigh 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 Lehigh County, which includes 18018

2014–2025 record

Lehigh County averaged 29.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 24. Half were over within 30 minutes; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting February 17, 2025.

The largest on record began June 26, 2024, with 24,734 customers out at once.

29.7significant 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.

30 minutestypical (median) length

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

3.1 dayslongest on record (March 2018)

24,734most 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.
June 26, 2024	24,734	34 hours	342,136
August 7, 2023	24,460	29 hours	313,348
November 7, 2022	21,877	3 hours	27,540
January 26, 2020	21,082	15 minutes	5,271
March 2, 2018	19,777	3.1 days	650,187

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.