Is the power out in 62914?

Live answer for ZIP 62914 (Cairo 35% of the ZIP; Alexander County), from Ameren Illinois, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 62914

We don't have ZIP-level data for 62914.

Alexander County as a whole has 0 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 62914Alexander 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.
62962	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
62969	Olive Branch	0	142	0.00%
62988	Tamms / Olive Branch	0	281	0.00%
62990	Olive Branch / Thebes	0	142	0.00%
62957	East Cape Girardeau / McClure	0	158	0.00%

Outage history in Alexander County, which includes 62914

2014–2025 record

Alexander County averaged 9 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 12. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 33 hours, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began March 1, 2017, with 882 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in March.

9significant 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 (January 2025)

882most 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.
March 1, 2017	882	11 hours	5,568
June 29, 2018	837	12 hours	5,214
June 21, 2019	781	20 hours	7,089
February 10, 2023	747	15 minutes	187
March 13, 2025	737	1 hour	597

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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