When will the power be back in Brownsville, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Brownsville is a city of about 191,967 residents in Cameron County.
AEP Texas has reported outages for Brownsville by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Brownsville 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 Brownsville:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Brownsville: the closest other places we track are San Benito, about 14 miles to the northwest; Harlingen, about 20 miles to the northwest; Mercedes, about 29 miles to the northwest; and Weslaco, about 34 miles to the west. Also nearby: Donna (37 mi W), Raymondville (38 mi NW), Alamo (42 mi W), San Juan (44 mi W), Pharr (46 mi W), Edinburg (48 mi NW), Hidalgo (48 mi W) and McAllen (50 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Kingsville (108 mi); northeast toward Bay City (227 mi); west toward Mission (55 mi); and northwest toward Laredo (165 mi).
Who serves Brownsville?
We track live outage data from AEP Texas in Cameron County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Magic Valley Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Cameron County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Brownsville's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 1,118 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 24 — 1,118 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 16 — 28 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 11 — 60 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 10 — 47 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Cameron County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.4 hr. The full record for Cameron County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Brownsville, TX?
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 Brownsville's own record: across the 5 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 Brownsville, TX?
To check your own street, search a Brownsville ZIP code — 78520, 78521, 78522, 78523 or 78526 — and the map opens on that area.
