When will the power be back in Burlington, IA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Burlington is a city of about 23,637 residents in Des Moines County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Burlington by name, so this page reports the Des Moines County county-wide view, which covers Burlington. If a serving utility does name Burlington during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Burlington:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Burlington: the closest other places we track are Quincy, IL, about 62 miles to the south; Ottumwa, about 69 miles to the west; Pekin, IL, about 80 miles to the east; and East Peoria, IL, about 83 miles to the east. Also nearby: Cedar Rapids (85 mi N); Kirksville, MO (87 mi SW); Morton, IL (88 mi E); Washington, IL (89 mi E); Marion (89 mi N); Dixon, IL (111 mi NE); Bloomington, IL (115 mi E); and Mexico, MO (120 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Freeport, IL (128 mi); east toward Streator, IL (122 mi); southeast toward Taylorville, IL (131 mi); south toward Godfrey, IL (137 mi); and southwest toward Columbia, MO (143 mi).
Who serves Burlington?
We track live outage data from Alliant Energy, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative and Access Energy Cooperative in Des Moines County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Danville also serves parts of Des Moines County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Burlington's last tracked outage began Oct 5, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 5 — 26 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 29 — 79 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 28 — 26 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 24 — 139 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Des Moines County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Des Moines County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Burlington, IA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Burlington's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Burlington, IA?
To check your own street, search a Burlington ZIP code — 52601 — and the map opens on that area.
