When will the power be back in Independence, MO?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Independence is a city of about 121,629 residents in Jackson County.
Evergy has reported outages for Independence by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Independence 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 Independence:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Independence: the closest other places we track are Blue Springs, about 7 miles to the southeast; Raytown, about 9 miles to the southwest; Grain Valley, about 9 miles to the southeast; and Kansas City, about 11 miles to the west. Also nearby: Liberty (11 mi N); Lee's Summit (12 mi S); Gladstone (14 mi NW); Prairie Village, KS (17 mi SW); Mission, KS (17 mi W); Grandview (17 mi SW); Excelsior Springs (18 mi N); and Kearney (19 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Maryville (91 mi); northeast toward Kirksville (122 mi); east toward Marshall (62 mi); southeast toward Warrensburg (40 mi); south toward Raymore (20 mi); southwest toward Leawood, KS (19 mi); west toward Merriam, KS (19 mi); and northwest toward Smithville (24 mi).
Who serves Independence?
We track live outage data from Evergy and West Central Electric Cooperative in Jackson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Independence also serves parts of Jackson County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Independence's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 57 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 1 — 57 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 16 — 61 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 12 — 535 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 11 — 126 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Jackson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6 hr. The full record for Jackson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Independence, MO?
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 Independence's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Independence, MO?
To check your own street, search an Independence ZIP code — 64050, 64051, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055 or any of the other 3 — and the map opens on that area.
