When will the power be back in Carbondale, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Carbondale is a city of about 22,223 residents in Jackson County.
Ameren has reported outages for Carbondale by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Carbondale 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 Carbondale:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Carbondale: the closest other places we track are Herrin, about 12 miles to the northeast; Marion, about 15 miles to the east; Jackson, MO, about 33 miles to the southwest; and Cape Girardeau, MO, about 34 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Mount Vernon (44 mi N); Paducah, KY (55 mi SE); Centralia (56 mi N); Sikeston, MO (61 mi S); Farmington, MO (66 mi W); Waterloo (66 mi NW); Shiloh (68 mi NW); and Belleville (69 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Highland (76 mi); east toward Henderson, KY (90 mi); southeast toward Murray, KY (91 mi); south toward Union City, TN (90 mi); southwest toward Poplar Bluff, MO (93 mi); and northwest toward Swansea (71 mi).
Who serves Carbondale?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ and Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association in Jackson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Carbondale's last tracked outage began Sep 18, peaked at 39 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 18 — 39 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 10 — 56 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 10 — 41 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Jackson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Jackson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Carbondale, 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 Carbondale's own record: across the 3 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 Carbondale, IL?
To check your own street, search a Carbondale ZIP code — 62901, 62902 or 62903 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Carbondale specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Carbondale we have the city-level view: Ameren has published outages for Carbondale under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Carbondale is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Jackson County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Carbondale.
