Is the power out in 66849?

Live answer for ZIP 66849 (Dwight 1% of the ZIP; Morris County), from Evergy, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 66849

No. The utility reports no outages in 66849 right now.

0.00% of 191 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 66849Morris 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.

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.
66872	White City / Parkerville	398	0.00%
66846	Council Grove / Dunlap	1,600	0.00%
66873	Wilsey	125	0.00%
67449	Herington / Latimer	126	0.00%
66838	Burdick	66	0.00%

Outage history in Morris County, which includes 66849

2014–2025 record

Morris County averaged 10 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 8. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 5 hours, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began August 30, 2019, with 3,406 customers out at once.

10significant 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.

28 hourslongest on record (August 2019)

3,406most 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.
August 30, 2019	3,406	28 hours	30,684
April 22, 2021	1,915	30 minutes	958
June 10, 2016	1,745	2.5 hours	4,278
May 18, 2024	1,681	15 minutes	420
July 18, 2015	1,671	1.5 hours	1,963

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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