Is the power out in 78545?

Live answer for ZIP 78545 (Falcon Village 4%, Lago Vista 1%, Falconaire 1% of the ZIP; Starr County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78545

We don't have ZIP-level data for 78545.

Starr County as a whole has fewer than 5 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 78545Starr 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.
78585	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
78584	Roma / Escobares	0	6,202	0.00%
78582	Rio Grande City / El Refugio	0	15,380	0.00%
78547	Garciasville / Ramirez-Perez	0	168	0.00%
78591	Santa Anna / Delmita	0	36	0.00%
78548	La Grulla	0	525	0.00%

Outage history in Starr County, which includes 78545

2014–2025 record

Starr County averaged 27.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting March 26, 2025.

The largest on record began July 26, 2020, with 10,726 customers out at once.

27.3significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

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

3.9 dayslongest on record (July 2020)

10,726most 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.
July 26, 2020	10,726	3.9 days	310,204
February 15, 2021	10,236	3.7 days	512,454
April 17, 2019	7,865	1 hour	5,506
August 15, 2019	7,862	2 hours	10,629
May 11, 2015	6,979	14 hours	20,056

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

Falcon Village 4% of the ZIP
Lago Vista 1% of the ZIP
Falconaire 1% of the ZIP
Starr County
Texas

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