Is the power out in 62253?

Live answer for ZIP 62253 (Keyesport 2% of the ZIP; Bond County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62253

No. The utility reports no outages in 62253 right now.

0.00% of 365 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 62253Bond 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.
62284	Smithboro	226	0.00%
62246	Greenville / Smithboro	3,240	0.00%
62262	Mulberry Grove	587	0.00%
62275	Pocahontas / Pierron	692	0.00%
62273	Pierron	178	0.00%
62019	Donnellson	187	0.00%

Outage history in Bond County, which includes 62253

2014–2025 record

Bond County averaged 32 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 15 hours, starting March 15, 2025.

The largest on record began February 2, 2022, with 3,411 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

32significant 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.

33 hourslongest on record (February 2022)

3,411most 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.
February 2, 2022	3,411	33 hours	23,304
July 15, 2021	3,369	5.5 hours	4,141
July 29, 2020	3,342	2 hours	5,291
July 31, 2022	3,333	7 hours	4,945
September 28, 2023	3,252	3.5 hours	9,728

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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