When will the power be back in Rio Grande City, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Rio Grande City is a city of about 15,526 residents in Starr County.
AEP Texas has reported outages for Rio Grande City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Rio Grande City 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 Rio Grande City:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Rio Grande City: the closest other places we track are Roma, about 12 miles to the west; Palmview, about 29 miles to the east; Alton, about 32 miles to the east; and Mission, about 33 miles to the east. Also nearby: McAllen (37 mi E), Hidalgo (40 mi SE), Edinburg (41 mi E), Pharr (42 mi E), San Juan (44 mi E), Alamo (46 mi E), Donna (50 mi E) and Weslaco (54 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pleasanton (180 mi); northeast toward Kingsville (98 mi); east toward Mercedes (58 mi); and northwest toward Laredo (91 mi).
Who serves Rio Grande City?
We track live outage data from AEP Texas and Medina Electric Cooperative in Starr 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 Starr 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.
Rio Grande City's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 33 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 2 — 33 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 405 customers out, restored in 17 hours
- Sep 27 — 868 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 22 — 214 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Starr County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Starr County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Rio Grande City, 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 Rio Grande City'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 Rio Grande City, TX?
To check your own street, search a Rio Grande City ZIP code — 78582 — and the map opens on that area.
