Is the power out in 61955?

Live answer for ZIP 61955 (Vermilion 100% of the ZIP; Edgar County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 61955

No. The utility reports no outages in 61955 right now.

0.00% of 98 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 61955Edgar 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	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.
61944	Paris / Vermilion	0	4,852	0.00%
61924	Chrisman	31	932	3.33%
61949	Redmon	0	84	0.00%
61933	Kansas	0	408	0.00%
61917	Brocton	0	189	0.00%
61940	Metcalf	0	89	0.00%

Outage history in Edgar County, which includes 61955

2014–2025 record

Edgar County averaged 19.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 12. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.8 days, starting March 15, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2023, with 9,575 customers out at once.

19.7significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

4.9 dayslongest on record (June 2023)

9,575most 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	9,575	4.9 days	445,704
June 18, 2025	6,299	24 hours	19,138
June 19, 2021	3,848	16 hours	12,696
August 6, 2020	3,744	4 hours	3,726
August 26, 2023	3,577	5.5 hours	10,423

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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