Is the power out in 79259?

Live answer for ZIP 79259 (unincorporated area; Hall County), from AEP Texas and SWEPCO, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 79259

No. The utility reports no outages in 79259 right now.

0.00% of 19 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 79259Hall CountyAEP Texas and SWEPCO publish 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.
79233	Estelline	0	113	0.00%
79245	Memphis	5	1,330	0.38%
79261	Turkey	0	366	0.00%
79239	Lakeview	0	88	0.00%

Outage history in Hall County, which includes 79259

2014–2025 record

Hall County averaged 12.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 10. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting March 14, 2025.

The largest on record began October 28, 2020, with 1,903 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

12.7significant 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.

25 hourslongest on record (May 2024)

1,903most 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.
October 28, 2020	1,903	23 hours	26,423
July 18, 2023	1,899	4 hours	7,028
April 11, 2016	1,560	11 hours	1,812
December 27, 2015	1,555	20 hours	31,447
December 30, 2015	1,553	4.5 hours	1,711

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
SWEPCO: 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.