When will the power be back in Harlingen, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Harlingen is a city of about 72,234 residents in Cameron County.
AEP Texas has reported outages for Harlingen by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Harlingen 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 Harlingen:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Harlingen: the closest other places we track are San Benito, about 5 miles to the southeast; Mercedes, about 14 miles to the west; Weslaco, about 18 miles to the west; and Brownsville, about 20 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Raymondville (20 mi N), Donna (22 mi W), Alamo (26 mi W), San Juan (28 mi W), Edinburg (30 mi W), Pharr (31 mi W), McAllen (34 mi W) and Hidalgo (34 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Kingsville (92 mi); northeast toward Bay City (220 mi); west toward Alton (39 mi); and northwest toward Laredo (145 mi).
Who serves Harlingen?
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.
Harlingen's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 548 customers out, and was restored in 7 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 548 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 2 — 211 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 25 — 25 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 21 — 151 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 Harlingen, 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 Harlingen's own record: across the 5 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 Harlingen, TX?
To check your own street, search a Harlingen ZIP code — 78550, 78551, 78552 or 78553 — and the map opens on that area.
