Is the power out in 79721?

Live answer for ZIP 79721 (Big Spring 100% of the ZIP; Howard County), from Oncor, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 79721

We don't have ZIP-level data for 79721.

Howard County as a whole has 0 customers without power.

Outage map

ZIP 79721Howard CountyOncor 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.
79720	Big Spring / Sand Springs	18,456	0.00%
79733	Forsan	143	0.00%
79748	Unincorporated area	668	0.00%
79511	Coahoma	1,203	0.00%

Outage history in Howard County, which includes 79721

2014–2025 record

Howard County averaged 14 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 34 hours, starting June 9, 2025.

The largest on record began February 14, 2021, with 8,061 customers out at once.

14significant 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.

3.8 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

8,061most 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.
February 14, 2021	8,061	3.8 days	325,383
June 9, 2025	6,823	34 hours	51,991
April 10, 2018	5,866	1.5 hours	8,799
October 23, 2019	4,895	1 hour	3,535
September 24, 2019	4,863	2 hours	7,505

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

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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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