Is the power out in 78044?

Live answer for ZIP 78044 (Ranchitos Las Lomas 5%, Colorado Acres 1%, Las Pilas 1% of the ZIP; Webb County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78044

We don't have ZIP-level data for 78044.

Webb County as a whole has 7 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 78044Webb CountyAEP Texas 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.
78043	Laredo / Colorado Acres	15,644	0.00%
78371	Oilton	167	0.00%
78041	Laredo	20,768	0.00%
78019	Encinal	879	0.00%
78040	Laredo	13,342	0.00%
78369	Mirando City / Aguilares	174	0.00%

Outage history in Webb County, which includes 78044

2014–2025 record

Webb County averaged 24.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 30. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 6 hours, starting January 21, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 27,928 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

24.7significant 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.

3.9 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

27,928most 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.
February 15, 2021	27,928	3.9 days	1,823,110
May 18, 2021	16,068	1.8 days	176,297
May 29, 2024	13,533	24 hours	142,260
July 16, 2020	12,296	4 hours	35,776
October 24, 2023	11,915	3 hours	4,670

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

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

Ranchitos Las Lomas 5% of the ZIP
Colorado Acres 1% of the ZIP
Las Pilas 1% of the ZIP
Webb County
Texas

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