Is the power out in 75861?
Live answer for ZIP 75861 (unincorporated area; Anderson County), from Oncor, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 75861
No. The utility reports no outages in 75861 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 75861Anderson CountyOncor publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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 | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75884 | Unincorporated area | – | – | – |
| 75886 | Unincorporated area | – | – | – |
| 75853 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 56 | 0.00% |
| 75803 | Palestine / Neches | 0 | 6,498 | 0.00% |
| 75801 | Palestine | 0 | 8,688 | 0.00% |
| 75779 | Neches | – | – | – |
Outage history in Anderson County, which includes 75861
2014–2025 recordAnderson County averaged 66.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 52. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 36 hours, starting March 4, 2025.
The largest on record began May 28, 2024, with 13,340 customers out at once.
66.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4 dayslongest on record (May 2024)
13,340most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| May 28, 2024 | 13,340 | 4 days | 284,570 |
| February 15, 2021 | 8,881 | 2.4 days | 222,345 |
| April 18, 2019 | 8,446 | 1.7 days | 86,758 |
| August 16, 2020 | 8,266 | 34 hours | 49,760 |
| February 1, 2023 | 8,262 | 3.4 days | 251,261 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- Oncor: 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.