When will the power be back in San Benito, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
San Benito is a city of about 24,712 residents in Cameron County.
AEP Texas has reported outages for San Benito by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when San Benito 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 San Benito:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around San Benito: the closest other places we track are Harlingen, about 5 miles to the northwest; Brownsville, about 14 miles to the southeast; Mercedes, about 17 miles to the west; and Weslaco, about 21 miles to the west. Also nearby: Raymondville (25 mi N), Donna (26 mi W), Alamo (30 mi W), San Juan (32 mi W), Pharr (34 mi W), Edinburg (35 mi NW), Hidalgo (37 mi W) and McAllen (38 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Kingsville (96 mi); northeast toward Bay City (223 mi); west toward Mission (43 mi); and northwest toward Laredo (151 mi).
Who serves San Benito?
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.
San Benito's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 33 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 30 — 33 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 29 — 602 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 53 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 21 — 45 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 San Benito, 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 San Benito's own record: across the 6 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 San Benito, TX?
To check your own street, search a San Benito ZIP code — 78586 — and the map opens on that area.
