Is the power out in 79560?
Live answer for ZIP 79560 (Sylvester 1% of the ZIP; Fisher County), from Oncor and AEP Texas, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 79560
No. The utility reports no outages in 79560 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 79560Fisher CountyOncor and AEP Texas publish totals only, not outage locations.
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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
Outage history in Fisher County, which includes 79560
2014–2025 recordFisher County averaged 6 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 3. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting June 9, 2025.
The largest on record began June 22, 2023, with 1,512 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
6significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.2.5 dayslongest on record (June 2023)
1,512most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| June 22, 2023 | 1,512 | 2.5 days | 29,236 |
| June 8, 2018 | 902 | 16 hours | 13,279 |
| October 22, 2020 | 897 | 2 hours | 1,331 |
| May 24, 2020 | 892 | 2.5 hours | 593 |
| June 21, 2018 | 886 | 1.5 hours | 1,108 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- Oncor: outage map and reporting
- 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
- Sylvester 1% of the ZIP
- Fisher County
- Texas