Is the power out in 43240?

Live answer for ZIP 43240 (Columbus 100%, Westerville 0% of the ZIP; Delaware County), from AEP Ohio and Ohio Edison, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 43240

No. The utility reports no outages in 43240 right now.

0.00% of 3,196 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 43240Delaware CountyAEP Ohio and Ohio Edison 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.

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.
43035	Columbus / Delaware	0	12,814	0.00%
43082	Westerville / Columbus	fewer than 5	8,424	0.02%
43065	Powell / Columbus	0	19,578	0.00%
43021	Galena / Sunbury	fewer than 5	6,501	0.03%
43074	Sunbury / Galena	0	5,054	0.00%
43015	Delaware / Kilbourne	0	26,389	0.00%

Outage history in Delaware County, which includes 43240

2014–2025 record

Delaware County averaged 41 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Ohio counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 47. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 8 hours, starting September 4, 2025.

The largest on record began June 14, 2022, with 14,334 customers out at once.

41significant 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.

2.9 dayslongest on record (March 2024)

14,334most 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 14, 2022	14,334	22 hours	86,066
September 7, 2020	13,332	25 hours	127,414
June 10, 2020	12,875	21 hours	91,595
March 15, 2024	11,308	24 hours	162,417
December 30, 2019	8,838	5 hours	21,277

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

AEP Ohio: outage map and reporting
Ohio Edison: 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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Columbus 100% of the ZIP
Westerville 0% of the ZIP
Delaware County
Ohio