When will the power be back in Waterloo, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Waterloo is a city of about 11,165 residents in Monroe County.
Ameren and Monroe County Electric Cooperative have reported outages for Waterloo by name on their own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Waterloo 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 Waterloo:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Waterloo: the closest other places we track are Columbia, about 9 miles to the north; Arnold, MO, about 13 miles to the northwest; Belleville, about 15 miles to the northeast; and Cahokia Heights, about 16 miles to the north. Also nearby: Festus, MO (16 mi SW); Swansea (17 mi NE); East St. Louis (19 mi N); Crestwood, MO (19 mi NW); Shiloh (19 mi NE); Fairview Heights (19 mi NE); Webster Groves, MO (20 mi NW); and St. Louis, MO (21 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Collinsville (25 mi); northeast toward O'Fallon (22 mi); east toward Centralia (57 mi); southeast toward Carbondale (66 mi); south toward Farmington, MO (41 mi); west toward Union, MO (46 mi); and northwest toward Kirkwood, MO (22 mi).
Who serves Waterloo?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Monroe County Electric Cooperative and Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association in Monroe County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Waterloo also serves parts of Monroe County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Waterloo's last tracked outage began Sep 10, peaked at 186 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours.
- Sep 10 — 186 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Monroe County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Monroe County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Waterloo, IL?
To check your own street, search a Waterloo ZIP code — 62298 — and the map opens on that area.
