Is the power out in 78341?

Live answer for ZIP 78341 (Benavides 1% of the ZIP; Duval County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78341

No. The utility reports no outages in 78341 right now.

0.00% of 1,148 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 78341Duval 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	Out	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.
78384	San Diego	0	2,269	0.00%
78376	Realitos	fewer than 5	576	0.35%
78349	Concepcion	0	617	0.00%
78357	Freer	fewer than 5	2,123	0.09%

Outage history in Duval County, which includes 78341

2014–2025 record

Duval County averaged 49.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 46. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 25 hours, starting May 9, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 6,017 customers out at once.

49.3significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

4.1 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

6,017most 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	6,017	4.1 days	317,451
May 7, 2023	2,547	2 hours	4,370
June 15, 2018	2,157	15 minutes	539
December 7, 2023	2,139	4 hours	8,001
January 26, 2023	2,135	30 minutes	1,068

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.

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