Is the power out in 62316?

Live answer for ZIP 62316 (Bowen 1% of the ZIP; Hancock County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62316

No. The utility reports no outages in 62316 right now.

0.00% of 246 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 62316Hancock 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.
62311	Augusta	394	0.00%
62380	West Point	124	0.00%
62313	Basco	103	0.00%
62367	Plymouth	280	0.00%
62321	Carthage / Ferris	1,725	0.00%
62374	Tennessee	83	0.00%

Outage history in Hancock County, which includes 62316

2014–2025 record

Hancock County averaged 13 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 11. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.9 days, starting March 15, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2023, with 5,674 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

13significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

4 dayslongest on record (June 2023)

5,674most 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	5,674	4 days	198,279
October 2, 2023	4,774	2 hours	6,689
June 28, 2018	4,062	12 hours	8,650
January 25, 2021	2,400	2.5 hours	2,095
April 26, 2024	2,349	4 hours	1,561

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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