When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Waterloo, IL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Monroe County, Illinois
No significant county-wide outage reported in Monroe, IL right now.
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Elsewhere in Illinois: 127 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 10:46 PM CDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Waterloo

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.

Recent outages tracked in Waterloo

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
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

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.

Waterloo, IL — live power outage tracker