Is the power out in 61882?

Live answer for ZIP 61882 (Weldon 1% of the ZIP; De Witt County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 61882

No. The utility reports no outages in 61882 right now.

0.00% of 257 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 61882De Witt 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.
61750	Lane	53	0.00%
61735	De Witt	142	0.00%
61842	Farmer City	202	0.00%
61727	Clinton / Lane	4,700	0.00%
61777	Wapella	430	0.00%
61749	Kenney	330	0.00%

Outage history in De Witt County, which includes 61882

2014–2025 record

De Witt County averaged 19 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 19. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting November 9, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2023, with 5,542 customers out at once.

19significant 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.

3.8 dayslongest on record (June 2023)

5,542most 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.
June 29, 2023	5,542	3.8 days	201,271
February 25, 2017	3,613	14 hours	27,191
January 3, 2021	3,006	2.4 days	38,705
November 9, 2025	2,596	20 hours	36,678
April 8, 2020	2,413	14 hours	6,683

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

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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