Is the power out in 45780?

Live answer for ZIP 45780 (The Plains 63% of the ZIP; Athens County), from AEP Ohio, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 45780

No. The utility reports no outages in 45780 right now.

0.00% of 1,836 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 45780Athens 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.
45719	Chauncey	0	471	0.00%
45761	Millfield / Chauncey	6	835	0.72%
45701	Athens / The Plains	0	13,937	0.00%
45716	Buchtel	0	267	0.00%
45740	Jacksonville	0	249	0.00%
45766	New Marshfield	0	463	0.00%

Outage history in Athens County, which includes 45780

2014–2025 record

Athens County averaged 28.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Ohio counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 34. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 19 hours, starting April 19, 2025.

The largest on record began January 22, 2021, with 17,613 customers out at once.

28.7significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

2.2 dayslongest on record (March 2023)

17,613most 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.
January 22, 2021	17,613	16 hours	189,119
September 11, 2020	14,880	4.5 hours	11,160
April 14, 2019	11,330	19 hours	70,840
May 16, 2022	10,663	7.5 hours	63,164
March 25, 2023	10,133	2.2 days	206,482

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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The Plains 63% of the ZIP
Athens County
Ohio

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