When will the power be back in Topeka, KS?

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

customers reported out in Topeka · live from Evergy

Utility restoration time for Topeka: Oct 4, 5:30 AM CDT

Topeka outlook: past outages here typically ran ~2.6 hr, based on 13 past outages of any size

Across the whole county (Shawnee, KS, all utilities): 4 reported out — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Topeka figure above.

Updated 4:15 AM CDT.

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⚡ No power in Topeka, 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 Topeka

Topeka is a city of about 125,467 residents in Shawnee County.

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

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

Around Topeka: the closest other places we track are Lawrence, about 24 miles to the east; Ottawa, about 38 miles to the southeast; Gardner, about 44 miles to the east; and Lansing, about 45 miles to the east. Also nearby: Leavenworth (46 mi NE), Atchison (47 mi NE), Shawnee (48 mi E), Olathe (48 mi E), Lenexa (48 mi E), Manhattan (50 mi W), Spring Hill (51 mi E) and Emporia (51 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Bellevue, NE (146 mi); northeast toward Smithville, MO (65 mi); east toward Kansas City (51 mi); southeast toward Pittsburg (124 mi); south toward Miami, OK (155 mi); southwest toward El Dorado (105 mi); west toward Junction City (62 mi); and northwest toward Lincoln, NE (133 mi).

Who serves Topeka?

We track live outage data from Evergy and Freestate Electric Cooperative in Shawnee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.

Recent outages tracked in Topeka

Topeka's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 51 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 2 — 51 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 1 — 35 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Sep 30 — 66 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
Sep 29 — 42 customers out, restored in 55 minutes

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 Shawnee County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Shawnee County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Topeka, 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 Topeka'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 Topeka, KS?

To check your own street, search a Topeka ZIP code — 66601, 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607 or any of the other 25 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Topeka specifically, or the whole county?

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

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Shawnee County overview

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