Is the power out in 49043?

Live answer for ZIP 49043 (unincorporated area; Van Buren County), from Indiana Michigan Power and Consumers Energy, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 49043

No. The utility reports no outages in 49043 right now.

0.00% of 1,269 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 49043Van Buren CountyIndiana Michigan Power and Consumers Energy 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.
49057	Hartford	0	2,609	0.00%
49013	Bangor	0	1,917	0.00%
49090	South Haven	0	353	0.00%
49063	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
49027	Breedsville	–	–	–
49064	Lawrence	0	569	0.00%

Outage history in Van Buren County, which includes 49043

2014–2025 record

Van Buren County averaged 59.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Michigan counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 58. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 3.7 days, starting May 16, 2025.

The largest on record began May 16, 2025, with 19,203 customers out at once.

59.7significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.3 dayslongest on record (February 2023)

19,203most 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 16, 2025	19,203	3.7 days	586,807
February 22, 2023	13,195	5.3 days	581,027
June 27, 2020	11,221	2.8 days	283,913
March 30, 2025	10,849	3.3 days	260,915
August 10, 2021	10,179	3.2 days	176,787

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

Indiana Michigan Power: outage map and reporting
Consumers Energy: 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.