When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Indianola, IA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Warren County, Iowa
No significant county-wide outage reported in Warren, IA right now.
⚠️ Flood Warning in effect for this area — conditions that can cause outages. This page updates about every 15 minutes.
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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 Indianola, 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.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Indianola

Indianola is a city of about 16,297 residents in Warren County.

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

ZIP codes in Indianola:

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

Around Indianola: the closest other places we track are Norwalk, about 11 miles to the northwest; Des Moines, about 15 miles to the north; Pleasant Hill, about 16 miles to the north; and West Des Moines, about 17 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Altoona (20 mi N), Clive (21 mi NW), Urbandale (22 mi NW), Waukee (23 mi NW), Johnston (24 mi N), Grimes (25 mi NW), Ankeny (26 mi N) and Pella (34 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Ames (46 mi); northeast toward Newton (36 mi); east toward Oskaloosa (48 mi); southeast toward Kirksville, MO (96 mi); south toward Excelsior Springs, MO (144 mi); southwest toward Maryville, MO (98 mi); west toward Council Bluffs (119 mi); and northwest toward Carroll (83 mi).

Who serves Indianola?

We track live outage data from MidAmerican Energy, Iowa Electric Cooperatives and Alliant Energy in Warren County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Indianola Municipal Utilities and City of Carlisle also serve parts of Warren County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Outage history — Warren County, IA (covers Indianola)
Last significant outage: Sep 20, 2026 — peaked at 2,209 customers, restored in ~4.2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 5 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.2 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 Warren County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Warren County

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search an Indianola ZIP code — 50125 — and the map opens on that area.

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