When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Columbia City, IN?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Whitley County, Indiana
No significant county-wide outage reported in Whitley, IN right now.
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Elsewhere in Indiana: 159 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 11:46 PM EDT.
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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 Columbia City

Columbia City is a city of about 10,185 residents in Whitley County.

Indiana Michigan Power has reported outages for Columbia City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Columbia City 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 Columbia City:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Columbia City: the closest other places we track are Huntertown, about 17 miles to the east; Fort Wayne, about 19 miles to the east; Huntington, about 19 miles to the south; and Warsaw, about 20 miles to the west. Also nearby: Kendallville (23 mi NE), New Haven (25 mi E), Auburn (26 mi NE), Wabash (31 mi SW), Bluffton (33 mi SE), Goshen (34 mi NW), Decatur (37 mi SE) and Peru (41 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Sturgis, MI (44 mi); northeast toward Coldwater, MI (60 mi); east toward Defiance, OH (59 mi); southeast toward Van Wert, OH (51 mi); south toward Marion (43 mi); southwest toward Logansport (54 mi); west toward Plymouth (45 mi); and northwest toward Elkhart (44 mi).

Who serves Columbia City?

We track live outage data from Indiana Electric Cooperatives ↗, Indiana Michigan Power, Northeastern REMC ↗ and Duke Energy Indiana in Whitley County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Columbia City and Town of South Whitley also serve parts of Whitley County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Whitley County, IN (covers Columbia City)
Last significant outage: Sep 16, 2026 — peaked at 823 customers, restored in ~2.2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 5 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 9, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Whitley County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.8 hr. The full record for Whitley County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Columbia City, IN?

To check your own street, search a Columbia City ZIP code — 46725 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Columbia City specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Columbia City we have the city-level view: Indiana Michigan Power has published outages for Columbia City under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Columbia City is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Whitley County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Columbia City.

Columbia City, IN — live power outage tracker