Is the power out in 77990?
Live answer for ZIP 77990 (Tivoli 1% of the ZIP; Refugio County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 77990
No. The utility reports no outages in 77990 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 77990Refugio CountyAEP Texas 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
Outage history in Refugio County, which includes 77990
2014–2025 recordRefugio County averaged 26.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 29. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting November 2, 2025.
The largest on record began April 9, 2019, with 2,122 customers out at once.
26.7significant 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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.3.6 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
2,122most 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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| April 9, 2019 | 2,122 | 30 minutes | 715 |
| February 15, 2021 | 2,114 | 3.6 days | 109,901 |
| May 1, 2019 | 1,842 | 15 minutes | 461 |
| April 13, 2015 | 1,563 | 5.5 hours | 3,339 |
| April 14, 2015 | 1,518 | 3.5 hours | 3,343 |
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
- AEP Texas: 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.
This ZIP is in
- Tivoli 1% of the ZIP
- Refugio County
- Texas