When will the power be back in Galesburg, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Galesburg is a city of about 29,289 residents in Knox County.
Ameren has reported outages for Galesburg by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Galesburg 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 Galesburg:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Galesburg: the closest other places we track are Kewanee, about 31 miles to the northeast; Canton, about 32 miles to the southeast; Macomb, about 37 miles to the southwest; and Moline, about 37 miles to the north. Also nearby: Rock Island (37 mi N); East Moline (39 mi N); Burlington, IA (40 mi W); Peoria (42 mi E); Bettendorf, IA (43 mi N); Davenport, IA (44 mi N); Pekin (47 mi SE); and East Peoria (48 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Clinton, IA (62 mi); northeast toward Sterling (68 mi); east toward Washington (52 mi); southeast toward Morton (53 mi); south toward Jacksonville (85 mi); southwest toward Quincy (88 mi); west toward Ottumwa, IA (107 mi); and northwest toward Muscatine, IA (48 mi).
Who serves Galesburg?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Corn Belt Energy Corporation and Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Knox County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Galesburg's last tracked outage began Sep 20, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Sep 20 — 28 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 3 — 39 customers out, restored in 5 hours
County context: across all of Knox County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Knox County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Galesburg, 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 Galesburg's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Galesburg, IL?
To check your own street, search a Galesburg ZIP code — 61401 or 61402 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Galesburg specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Galesburg we have the city-level view: Ameren has published outages for Galesburg under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Galesburg is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Knox County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Galesburg.
