When will the power be back in Urbandale, IA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Urbandale is a city of about 47,759 residents in Polk County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Urbandale by name, so this page reports the Polk County county-wide view, which covers Urbandale. If a serving utility does name Urbandale during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Urbandale:
Urbandale also extends into a neighboring county: 50323. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Urbandale: the closest other places we track are Clive, about 2 miles to the southwest; Grimes, about 3 miles to the north; Johnston, about 5 miles to the northeast; and West Des Moines, about 6 miles to the south. Also nearby: Waukee (6 mi SW), Des Moines (10 mi SE), Ankeny (11 mi NE), Norwalk (11 mi SE), Pleasant Hill (15 mi E), Altoona (16 mi E), Indianola (22 mi SE) and Ames (28 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Boone (29 mi); northeast toward Marshalltown (53 mi); east toward Newton (38 mi); southeast toward Ottumwa (83 mi); south toward Kearney, MO (161 mi); southwest toward Maryville, MO (106 mi); west toward Council Bluffs (111 mi); and northwest toward Carroll (63 mi).
Who serves Urbandale?
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.
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 Urbandale, IA?
To check your own street, search an Urbandale ZIP code — 50322 or 50398 — and the map opens on that area.
