Is the power out in 78614?

Live answer for ZIP 78614 (unincorporated area; Gonzales County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78614

We don't have ZIP-level data for 78614.

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

Outage map

ZIP 78614Gonzales 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.
78677	Unincorporated area	0	8	0.00%
78122	Unincorporated area	0	39	0.00%
78629	Gonzales	0	122	0.00%
78159	Smiley	0	362	0.00%
78140	Nixon	fewer than 5	1,211	0.17%
78658	Unincorporated area	–	–	–

Outage history in Gonzales County, which includes 78614

2014–2025 record

Gonzales County averaged 37.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 38. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 7 hours, starting November 1, 2025.

The largest on record began August 26, 2017, with 4,474 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

37.7significant 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.

4.3 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

4,474most 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.
August 26, 2017	4,474	3.6 days	71,717
May 13, 2024	4,145	22 hours	34,091
May 16, 2020	3,243	2.5 hours	2,604
February 22, 2025	3,001	15 minutes	750
August 30, 2019	2,955	2 hours	2,069

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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