When will the power be back in Charleston, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Charleston is a city of about 17,361 residents in Coles County.
Ameren has reported outages for Charleston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Charleston is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Charleston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Charleston: the closest other places we track are Mattoon, about 10 miles to the west; Effingham, about 32 miles to the southwest; Terre Haute, IN, about 43 miles to the east; and Urbana, about 43 miles to the north. Also nearby: Champaign (44 mi N); Decatur (48 mi NW); Mahomet (50 mi N); Danville (55 mi NE); Rantoul (57 mi N); Taylorville (59 mi W); Vincennes, IN (66 mi SE); and Crawfordsville, IN (78 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pontiac (100 mi); northeast toward West Lafayette, IN (94 mi); east toward Bloomington, IN (91 mi); southeast toward Washington, IN (79 mi); south toward Evansville, IN (109 mi); southwest toward Centralia (84 mi); west toward Springfield (81 mi); and northwest toward Lincoln (78 mi).
Who serves Charleston?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative and Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Coles County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Charleston's last tracked outage began Sep 19, peaked at 1,160 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 19 — 1,160 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 14 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 13 — 50 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 9 — 115 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Coles County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Coles County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Charleston, IL?
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 Charleston's own record: across the 5 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 Charleston, IL?
To check your own street, search a Charleston ZIP code — 61920 — and the map opens on that area.
