Is the power out in 42462?

Live answer for ZIP 42462 (Waverly 1% of the ZIP; Union County), from LG&E and KU, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 42462

No. The utility reports no outages in 42462 right now.

0.00% of 500 customers

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

Updated 8 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Outage map

ZIP 42462Union 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.
42461	Uniontown	0	734	0.00%
42437	Morganfield / Breckinridge Center	fewer than 5	2,889	0.07%
42459	Sturgis	0	1,683	0.00%

Outage history in Union County, which includes 42462

2014–2025 record

Union County averaged 35.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 47. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 4.3 days, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began May 17, 2025, with 3,876 customers out at once.

35.7significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

12 dayslongest on record (February 2018)

3,876most 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.
May 17, 2025	3,876	25 hours	33,199
June 29, 2018	3,829	22 hours	14,522
January 5, 2025	3,386	4.3 days	93,975
June 17, 2024	1,988	3.5 hours	3,940
September 21, 2018	1,981	15 minutes	495

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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