Is the power out in 78406?

Live answer for ZIP 78406 (Corpus Christi 73% of the ZIP; Nueces County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78406

No. The utility reports no outages in 78406 right now.

0.00% of 467 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 78406Nueces 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.
78417	Corpus Christi	fewer than 5	2,408	0.08%
78409	Corpus Christi	fewer than 5	2,031	0.10%
78405	Corpus Christi	0	5,677	0.00%
78408	Corpus Christi	0	4,934	0.00%
78407	Corpus Christi	0	782	0.00%
78416	Corpus Christi	0	4,930	0.00%

Outage history in Nueces County, which includes 78406

2014–2025 record

Nueces County averaged 36.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 34. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting January 21, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 53,743 customers out at once.

36.7significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.7 dayslongest on record (November 2014)

53,743most 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	53,743	4.9 days	3,428,066
July 25, 2020	41,722	2.4 days	990,385
May 12, 2015	22,239	17 hours	126,123
December 8, 2017	19,757	16 hours	135,417
August 22, 2023	18,617	22 hours	138,362

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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