Is the power out in 37681?
Live answer for ZIP 37681 (unincorporated area; Washington County), from Appalachian Power, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 37681
We don't have ZIP-level data for 37681.
Washington County as a whole has 0 customers without power.
Outage map
ZIP 37681Washington CountyAppalachian Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Neighboring ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37690 | Telford | – | – | – |
| 37659 | Jonesborough / Johnson City | 0 | 169 | 0.00% |
| 37656 | Fall Branch | 0 | 355 | 0.00% |
| 37615 | Johnson City / Oak Grove | – | – | – |
| 37604 | Johnson City | – | – | – |
| 37614 | Johnson City | – | – | – |
Outage history in Washington County, which includes 37681
2014–2025 recordWashington County averaged 31 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Tennessee counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 29. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting March 5, 2025.
The largest on record began April 1, 2023, with 15,898 customers out at once.
31significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.45 minutestypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.6 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
15,898most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| April 1, 2023 | 15,898 | 15 hours | 57,532 |
| January 12, 2023 | 15,626 | 9 hours | 46,836 |
| August 15, 2023 | 15,616 | 22 hours | 91,384 |
| March 25, 2023 | 13,074 | 11 hours | 60,358 |
| September 27, 2024 | 12,720 | 4.6 days | 453,991 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
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- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
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- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
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- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
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