Is the power out in 42078?

Live answer for ZIP 42078 (Salem 1% of the ZIP; Livingston County), from LG&E and KU, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 42078

No. The utility reports no outages in 42078 right now.

0.00% of 530 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 42078Livingston 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.

Outage history in Livingston County, which includes 42078

2014–2025 record

Livingston County averaged 19.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 28. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 28 hours, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2018, with 3,202 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

19.3significant 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.

2 dayslongest on record (June 2018)

3,202most 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 29, 2018	3,202	2 days	36,554
January 11, 2025	2,161	3 hours	2,383
April 3, 2025	1,857	6 hours	7,720
January 5, 2025	1,815	28 hours	20,554
May 25, 2020	1,618	1.5 hours	1,567

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

LG&E and KU: outage map and reporting
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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Utilities

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