Is the power out in 62451?

Live answer for ZIP 62451 (Palestine 1% of the ZIP; Crawford County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62451

No. The utility reports no outages in 62451 right now.

0.00% of 902 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 62451Crawford 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.
62427	Flat Rock	253	0.00%
62454	Robinson / Stoy	4,081	0.00%
62433	Hutsonville	426	0.00%
62464	Stoy	62	0.00%
62449	Oblong	967	0.00%
62413	Annapolis	83	0.00%

Outage history in Crawford County, which includes 62451

2014–2025 record

Crawford County averaged 30.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 35. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting July 28, 2025.

The largest on record began April 1, 2023, with 8,583 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

30.3significant 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 dayslongest on record (April 2023)

8,583most 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.
April 1, 2023	8,583	3 days	142,225
April 5, 2023	6,554	8.5 hours	11,005
April 9, 2020	4,016	26 hours	43,818
May 31, 2018	3,644	27 hours	21,791
February 28, 2021	3,079	2 hours	4,749

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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