When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Pleasant Hill, IA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Polk County, Iowa
No significant county-wide outage reported in Polk, IA right now.
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Elsewhere in Iowa: 13 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 11:31 PM CDT.
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⚡ No power in Pleasant Hill, IA? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is a city of about 11,942 residents in Polk County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Pleasant Hill by name, so this page reports the Polk County county-wide view, which covers Pleasant Hill. If a serving utility does name Pleasant Hill during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Pleasant Hill:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Pleasant Hill: the closest other places we track are Altoona, about 4 miles to the north; Des Moines, about 6 miles to the west; Ankeny, about 11 miles to the northwest; and Norwalk, about 12 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Johnston (14 mi NW), West Des Moines (15 mi W), Urbandale (15 mi W), Clive (16 mi W), Indianola (16 mi S), Grimes (17 mi W), Waukee (20 mi W) and Newton (25 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Ames (31 mi); northeast toward Marshalltown (43 mi); east toward Cedar Rapids (97 mi); southeast toward Pella (32 mi); south toward Moberly, MO (160 mi); southwest toward Maryville, MO (112 mi); west toward Council Bluffs (125 mi); and northwest toward Boone (38 mi).

Who serves Pleasant Hill?

We track live outage data from MidAmerican Energy, Midland Power Cooperative and Alliant Energy in Polk County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Consumers Energy also serves parts of Polk County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.

Outage history — Polk County, IA (covers Pleasant Hill)
⚡ Power here was restored about 38 hours ago — the outage peaked at 19,387 customers.
Last significant outage: Oct 2, 2026 — peaked at 19,387 customers, restored in ~3.7 hr (weather alert).
Across the 37 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 3.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 4, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Polk County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Polk County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Pleasant Hill, IA?

To check your own street, search a Pleasant Hill ZIP code — 50327 — and the map opens on that area.

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