Is the power out in 40117?

Live answer for ZIP 40117 (Ekron 1% of the ZIP; Meade County), from LG&E and KU, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 40117

No. The utility reports no outages in 40117 right now.

0.00% of 26 customers

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Updated 8 min ago

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Outage map

ZIP 40117Meade CountyLG&E and KU publishes 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.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
40142	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
40175	Vine Grove / Radcliff	0	1,757	0.00%
40108	Brandenburg / Doe Valley	0	1,419	0.00%
40155	Muldraugh	19	621	3.06%
40157	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
40161	Unincorporated area	–	–	–

Outage history in Meade County, which includes 40117

2014–2025 record

Meade County averaged 23.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 35. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.7 days, starting March 31, 2025.

The largest on record began March 3, 2023, with 6,043 customers out at once.

23.3significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

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

3.1 dayslongest on record (March 2023)

6,043most 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.
March 3, 2023	6,043	3.1 days	146,717
May 26, 2024	4,072	2 days	81,966
March 31, 2025	3,260	1.7 days	27,794
December 11, 2021	2,972	21 hours	32,471
April 3, 2025	2,256	23 hours	24,433

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

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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.

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