Is the power out in 46979?

Live answer for ZIP 46979 (Russiaville 2% of the ZIP; Howard County), from Indiana Michigan Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 46979

We don't have ZIP-level data for 46979.

Howard County as a whole has 0 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 46979Howard CountyIndiana Michigan Power 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.
46901	Kokomo	–	–	–
46965	Kokomo	–	–	–
46902	Kokomo	–	–	–
46937	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
46936	Greentown	0	7	0.00%

Outage history in Howard County, which includes 46979

2014–2025 record

Howard County averaged 21.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Indiana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 22. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 9 hours, starting April 5, 2025.

The largest on record began August 24, 2016, with 26,416 customers out at once.

21.3significant 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.

3.7 dayslongest on record (August 2016)

26,416most 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.
August 24, 2016	26,416	3.7 days	678,092
November 1, 2015	13,616	2.5 hours	28,748
December 20, 2022	10,010	2 hours	13,461
August 10, 2020	8,622	29 hours	131,331
February 16, 2024	8,501	15 minutes	2,125

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.

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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

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Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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