When will the power be back in Festus, MO?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Festus is a city of about 13,730 residents in Jefferson County.
Ameren has reported outages for Festus by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Festus 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 Festus:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Festus: the closest other places we track are Arnold, about 15 miles to the north; Waterloo, IL, about 16 miles to the northeast; Columbia, IL, about 20 miles to the northeast; and Eureka, about 23 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Crestwood (23 mi N); Kirkwood (25 mi N); Webster Groves (26 mi N); Manchester (26 mi N); Ballwin (27 mi N); Ellisville (27 mi N); Cahokia Heights, IL (28 mi NE); and Wildwood (29 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Town and Country (29 mi); northeast toward Belleville, IL (31 mi); east toward Centralia, IL (73 mi); southeast toward Jackson (71 mi); south toward Farmington (30 mi); west toward Rolla (76 mi); and northwest toward Union (35 mi).
Who serves Festus?
We track live outage data from Ameren and Missouri Electric Cooperatives in Jefferson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Festus's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 38 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 38 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 20 — 82 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 18 — 131 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 15 — 63 customers out, restored in 6 hours
County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Jefferson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Festus, 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 Festus's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Festus, MO?
To check your own street, search a Festus ZIP code — 63028 — and the map opens on that area.
