Is the power out in 78830?

Live answer for ZIP 78830 (Big Wells 0% of the ZIP; Dimmit County), from AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 78830

No. The utility reports no outages in 78830 right now.

0.00% of 414 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 78830Dimmit 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.
78827	Asherton	619	0.00%
78836	Catarina	176	0.00%
78834	Carrizo Springs / Brundage	4,027	0.00%

Outage history in Dimmit County, which includes 78830

2014–2025 record

Dimmit County averaged 35.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 52. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 1.9 days, starting April 20, 2025.

The largest on record began July 8, 2015, with 4,278 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

35.3significant 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.

4.1 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

4,278most 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 8, 2015	4,278	3 hours	5,520
December 19, 2014	4,196	10 hours	10,475
May 13, 2015	4,065	3.5 hours	3,560
September 22, 2018	2,594	30 minutes	1,297
July 31, 2015	2,507	1.5 hours	3,760

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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