When will the power be back in Wichita, KS?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Sedgwick County, Kansas

customers reported out in Wichita · live from Evergy

Utility restoration time for Wichita: Oct 4, 12:00 AM CDT

Wichita outlook: past outages here typically ran ~4 hr, based on 16 past outages of any size

Across the whole county (Sedgwick, KS, all utilities): 15 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~3 hr start to finish (11 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Wichita figure above.

Updated 10:49 PM CDT.

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⚡ No power in Wichita, KS? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.

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 Wichita

Wichita is a city of about 400,991 residents in Sedgwick County.

Evergy has reported outages for Wichita by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Wichita 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 Wichita:

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

Around Wichita: the closest other places we track are Bel Aire, about 8 miles to the northeast; Haysville, about 9 miles to the south; Derby, about 10 miles to the southeast; and Andover, about 12 miles to the east. Also nearby: Newton (24 mi N); El Dorado (28 mi E); Winfield (36 mi SE); Hutchinson (40 mi NW); Arkansas City (46 mi S); McPherson (50 mi N); Ponca City, OK (68 mi S); and Salina (79 mi N).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Junction City (96 mi); northeast toward Emporia (80 mi); east toward Pittsburg (146 mi); southeast toward Bartlesville, OK (101 mi); south toward Enid, OK (93 mi); southwest toward Woodward, OK (143 mi); west toward Dodge City (146 mi); and northwest toward Great Bend (92 mi).

Who serves Wichita?

We track live outage data from Evergy and Wheatland Electric Cooperative in Sedgwick County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Sedgwick County Electric Cooperative Association, Sumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association and 2 others also serve parts of Sedgwick County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.

Recent outages tracked in Wichita

Wichita's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 378 customers out, and was restored in 17 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.

Oct 1 — 378 customers out, restored in 17 hours
Oct 1 — 68 customers out, restored in an hour
Oct 1 — 1,408 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
Sep 30 — 997 customers out, restored in 8 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 Sedgwick County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.8 hr. The full record for Sedgwick County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Wichita, KS?

To check your own street, search a Wichita ZIP code — 67201, 67202, 67203, 67204, 67205, 67206 or any of the other 26 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

Bel Aire · Derby · Haysville

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