Is the power out in 66781?

Live answer for ZIP 66781 (Weir 2% of the ZIP; Cherokee County), from Evergy, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 66781

No. The utility reports no outages in 66781 right now.

0.00% of 36 customers

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Updated 8 min ago

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Outage map

ZIP 66781Cherokee CountyEvergy 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.

Outage history in Cherokee County, which includes 66781

2014–2025 record

Cherokee County averaged 16 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Kansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 16. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting April 30, 2025.

The largest on record began October 14, 2020, with 4,837 customers out at once.

16significant 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.

1.6 dayslongest on record (August 2024)

4,837most 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.
October 14, 2020	4,837	2.5 hours	10,558
September 2, 2022	3,221	1.5 hours	3,473
October 1, 2022	3,221	1 hour	2,234
October 2, 2022	3,221	3 hours	8,868
December 21, 2016	2,473	1 hour	1,943

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

Evergy: 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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