Power Outages in Hancock County, IL
Ameren Illinois Company publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Western Illinois Elec Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Hancock County, IL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/illinois/hancock-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hancock County, IL". https://massoutage.com/illinois/hancock-county
Ameren Illinois Company publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, McDonough Power Coop and Western Illinois Elec Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,454 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Adams Electric Coop, Ameren, McDonough Power Coop, Western Illinois Elec Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ameren Illinois Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adams Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois Elec Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hancock Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62321 | 87 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 62341 | 71 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 62379 | 43 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 61450 | 37 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 62354 | 31 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 62330 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 62380 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62373 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62358 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62334 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 62316 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62313 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 62311 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hancock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,674 customers.
The US EIA reports Illinois utilities averaged 2.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,674 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 209 | 1,984 | 6.0 |
| 2016 | 287 | 839 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 160 | 1,318 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 243 | 4,062 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 370 | 1,521 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 295 | 897 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 246 | 2,400 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 286 | 1,552 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 248 | 5,674 | 24.8 |
| 2024 | 266 | 2,349 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 261 | 1,353 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Hancock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hancock County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Ameren Illinois Company16.7¢587,659 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, IL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, IL logged 261 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, IL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,674 customers without power, beginning June 29, 2023 and lasting about 5d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, IL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hancock County, IL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, IL?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Ameren Illinois Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
61450, 62311, 62313, 62316, 62321, 62330, 62334, 62336, 62341, 62354, 62358, 62367, 62373, 62374, 62379, 62380
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company | 4.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | No live feed | - |
| McDonough Power Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Adams Electric Coop | - | No live feed | - |
| Western Illinois Elec Coop | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Illinois customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/17067 and /api/v1/counties/17067/history.