Is the power out in 79847?
Live answer for ZIP 79847 (unincorporated area; Culberson County), from Oncor, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 79847
No. The utility reports no outages in 79847 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 79847Culberson CountyOncor publishes 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
| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 79855 | Van Horn | 0 | 22 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Culberson County, which includes 79847
2014–2025 recordCulberson County averaged 17.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 32. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 26 hours, starting April 4, 2025.
The largest on record began July 5, 2024, with 1,745 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in August.
17.3significant 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.26 hourslongest on record (April 2025)
1,745most 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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| July 5, 2024 | 1,745 | 3.5 hours | 5,747 |
| July 14, 2025 | 1,735 | 13 hours | 8,095 |
| January 8, 2025 | 1,666 | 15 hours | 5,291 |
| August 17, 2025 | 1,471 | 15 minutes | 368 |
| March 24, 2024 | 1,399 | 2.5 hours | 1,745 |
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
- 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.