When will the power be back in Paducah, KY?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Paducah is a city of about 26,712 residents in McCracken County.
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation has reported outages for Paducah by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Paducah 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 Paducah:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Paducah: the closest other places we track are Murray, about 36 miles to the southeast; Marion, IL, about 49 miles to the north; Union City, TN, about 50 miles to the southwest; and Martin, TN, about 52 miles to the south. Also nearby: Cape Girardeau, MO (53 mi W); Sikeston, MO (54 mi W); Herrin, IL (55 mi NW); Carbondale, IL (55 mi NW); Paris, TN (57 mi S); Jackson, MO (59 mi W); Madisonville (65 mi E); and Hopkinsville (67 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mount Vernon, IL (87 mi); northeast toward Henderson (79 mi); east toward Springfield, TN (106 mi); southeast toward Clarksville, TN (80 mi); south toward Jackson, TN (98 mi); southwest toward Dyersburg, TN (82 mi); west toward Poplar Bluff, MO (100 mi); and northwest toward Farmington, MO (110 mi).
Who serves Paducah?
We track live outage data from Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and LG&E and KU in McCracken County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Paducah also serves parts of McCracken County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Paducah's last tracked outage began Aug 25, peaked at 112 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Aug 25 — 112 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 21 — 35 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Aug 20 — 478 customers out, restored in 10 hours
County context: across all of McCracken County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.3 hr. The full record for McCracken County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Paducah, KY?
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 Paducah's own record: across the 3 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 Paducah, KY?
To check your own street, search a Paducah ZIP code — 42001, 42002 or 42003 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Paducah specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Paducah we have the city-level view: Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation has published outages for Paducah under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Paducah is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the McCracken County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Paducah.
