Is the power out in 62473?

Live answer for ZIP 62473 (Watson 5% of the ZIP; Effingham County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62473

No. The utility reports no outages in 62473 right now.

0.00% of 372 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 62473Effingham 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.
62443	Mason	0	234	0.00%
62401	Effingham	1	7,733	0.01%
62424	Dieterich	0	454	0.00%
62411	Altamont	0	8	0.00%
62467	Teutopolis / Effingham	0	1,015	0.00%
62461	Shumway	0	177	0.00%

Outage history in Effingham County, which includes 62473

2014–2025 record

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

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 15. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 15 hours, starting April 2, 2025.

The largest on record began June 23, 2015, with 4,910 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

16 hourslongest on record (June 2022)

4,910most 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 23, 2015	4,910	1.5 hours	4,345
January 6, 2021	3,874	4 hours	11,256
May 4, 2017	3,792	7 hours	3,056
April 3, 2023	3,762	1.5 hours	5,283
July 21, 2025	3,249	10 hours	9,528

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

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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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