Is the power out in 61361?

Live answer for ZIP 61361 (Sheffield 1% of the ZIP; Bureau County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 61361

No. The utility reports no outages in 61361 right now.

0.00% of 609 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 61361Bureau CountyAmeren Illinois 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	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.
61344	Annawan / Mineral	173	0.00%
61338	Manlius	230	0.00%
61346	New Bedford	51	0.00%
61379	Wyanet / Manlius	546	0.00%
61314	Buda	326	0.00%
61345	Neponset	358	0.00%

Outage history in Bureau County, which includes 61361

2014–2025 record

Bureau County averaged 23 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 18. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 8 hours, starting June 21, 2025.

The largest on record began August 10, 2020, with 7,252 customers out at once.

23significant 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.

5.8 dayslongest on record (April 2023)

7,252most 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 10, 2020	7,252	3.2 days	228,953
July 29, 2023	5,850	23 hours	52,332
November 26, 2018	4,102	34 hours	70,462
February 12, 2019	3,667	2 days	68,171
July 12, 2020	3,417	9 hours	10,708

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

Ameren Illinois: 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

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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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