Is the power out in 45779?

Live answer for ZIP 45779 (Syracuse 92% of the ZIP; Meigs County), from AEP Ohio, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 45779

No. The utility reports no outages in 45779 right now.

0.00% of 497 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 45779Meigs CountyAEP Ohio 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.
45771	Racine / Syracuse	0	1,949	0.00%
45720	Unincorporated area	0	19	0.00%
45769	Pomeroy	fewer than 5	3,117	0.06%
45760	Middleport / Rutland	0	1,638	0.00%
45770	Unincorporated area	0	363	0.00%
45743	Unincorporated area	0	785	0.00%

Outage history in Meigs County, which includes 45779

2014–2025 record

Meigs County averaged 58.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Ohio counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 70. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting February 6, 2025.

The largest on record began September 17, 2017, with 7,134 customers out at once.

58.3significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

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

3.3 dayslongest on record (September 2024)

7,134most 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.
September 17, 2017	7,134	3.5 hours	17,161
November 1, 2017	6,647	8.5 hours	54,673
November 21, 2017	6,485	6.5 hours	23,421
March 1, 2017	5,294	28 hours	27,869
September 11, 2020	5,019	4.5 hours	3,764

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
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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Syracuse 92% of the ZIP
Meigs County
Ohio

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