When will the power be back in Washington, IL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Washington is a city of about 15,857 residents in Tazewell County.
Ameren has reported outages for Washington by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Washington 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 Washington:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Washington: the closest other places we track are East Peoria, about 6 miles to the west; Morton, about 7 miles to the south; Peoria, about 10 miles to the west; and Pekin, about 14 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Normal (26 mi SE), Bloomington (29 mi SE), Canton (33 mi W), Lincoln (38 mi S), Streator (43 mi NE), Pontiac (43 mi E), Kewanee (45 mi NW) and Galesburg (52 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Sterling (77 mi); northeast toward Ottawa (55 mi); east toward Rantoul (73 mi); southeast toward Decatur (64 mi); south toward Springfield (66 mi); southwest toward Jacksonville (79 mi); west toward Macomb (67 mi); and northwest toward East Moline (75 mi).
Who serves Washington?
We track live outage data from Ameren, Corn Belt Energy Corporation and Illinois Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Tazewell County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Washington's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 107 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 29 — 107 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 28 — 148 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 28 — 109 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 27 — 117 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Tazewell County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Tazewell County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Washington, 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 Washington's own record: across the 5 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 Washington, IL?
To check your own street, search a Washington ZIP code — 61571 — and the map opens on that area.
