Is the power out in 62701?

Live answer for ZIP 62701 (Springfield 100% of the ZIP; Sangamon County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62701

We don't have ZIP-level data for 62701.

Sangamon County as a whole has 0 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 62701Sangamon 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.
62706	Springfield	–	–	–
62702	Springfield	0	2,439	0.00%
62704	Springfield	0	3	0.00%
62703	Springfield	0	212	0.00%
62707	Springfield / Sherman	0	1,701	0.00%
62711	Springfield	0	1,664	0.00%

Outage history in Sangamon County, which includes 62701

2014–2025 record

Sangamon County averaged 10.3 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 2 hours; the longest lasted 8 hours, starting November 30, 2025.

The largest on record began June 29, 2023, with 48,681 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

10.3significant 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.

1 hourtypical (median) length

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

8.8 dayslongest on record (June 2023)

48,681most 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	48,681	8.8 days	2,570,507
August 12, 2021	12,454	7.5 hours	45,778
April 4, 2024	7,341	2.5 hours	13,239
August 3, 2025	5,205	45 minutes	2,934
March 3, 2023	4,947	7 hours	24,410

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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