When will the power be back in Mount Vernon, OH?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Mount Vernon, Ohio — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Mount Vernon directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Mount Vernon is a city of about 17,329 residents in Knox County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Mount Vernon by name, so this page reports the Knox County county-wide view, which covers Mount Vernon. If a serving utility does name Mount Vernon during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Mount Vernon: 43050 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Mount Vernon: the closest other places we track are Newark, about 22 miles to the south; Heath, about 25 miles to the south; New Albany, about 26 miles to the southwest; Mansfield, about 26 miles to the north. Also nearby: Pataskala (29 mi SW), Galion (29 mi NW), Westerville (30 mi SW), Delaware (32 mi W), Gahanna (32 mi SW), Reynoldsburg (34 mi SW), Coshocton (34 mi E), Ashland (34 mi N). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Norwalk (60 mi); northeast toward Wooster (41 mi); east toward Dover (53 mi); southeast toward Zanesville (38 mi); south toward Lancaster (46 mi); southwest toward Worthington (35 mi); west toward Marysville (48 mi); northwest toward Marion (37 mi).
Who serves Mount Vernon?
We track live outage data from AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop, The Energy Cooperative in Knox County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Mount Vernon's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours.
- Aug 15 — 28 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Mount Vernon, OH?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Mount Vernon area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Mount Vernon, OH?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Mount Vernon area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Mount Vernon ZIP code — 43050 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Mount Vernon, OH?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Knox County include AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop and others; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Mount Vernon specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Knox County county-wide view, which covers Mount Vernon. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Mount Vernon by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Mount Vernon. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Newark (22 mi S) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
