When will the power be back in Alton, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Alton is a city of about 24,967 residents in Madison County.
Ameren has reported outages for Alton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Alton 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 Alton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Alton: the closest other places we track are Wood River, about 5 miles to the southeast; Godfrey, about 5 miles to the northwest; Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, about 11 miles to the south; and Edwardsville, about 12 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Florissant, MO (12 mi SW); Granite City (12 mi S); Ferguson, MO (13 mi SW); Glen Carbon (14 mi SE); Jennings, MO (14 mi SW); Hazelwood, MO (15 mi SW); Collinsville (17 mi SE); and Bridgeton, MO (18 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Jacksonville (57 mi); northeast toward Chatham (59 mi); east toward Highland (27 mi); southeast toward Troy (19 mi); south toward St. Louis, MO (19 mi); southwest toward St. Ann, MO (18 mi); and west toward St. Charles, MO (21 mi).
Who serves Alton?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Southwestern Electric Cooperative and Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Madison County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Highland also serves parts of Madison County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Alton's last tracked outage began Sep 15, peaked at 76 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 40 minutes.
- Sep 15 — 76 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 30 — 112 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
County context: across all of Madison County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.8 hr. The full record for Madison County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Alton, 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 Alton's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 40 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Alton, IL?
To check your own street, search an Alton ZIP code — 62002 — and the map opens on that area.
