Power Outages in Iowa County, IA
Is there a power outage in Iowa County, IA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 29 customers are without power in Iowa County, IA across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Amana Society Service Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Iowa County, IA is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iowa County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/iowa-county
- MidAmerican Energy Co
- Interstate Power and Light Co
Not counted: no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Amana Society Service Co.
Report an outage in Iowa County, IA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for MidAmerican Energy Co, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Corridor Energy Cooperative, Interstate Power and Light Co, Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), T I P Rural Electric Coop and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
98%of this county's ~8,540 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Amana Society Service Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Live · county | 5 | 5,722 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2,580 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · county | 24 | 31 | 77% | - | - | - | |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop - (IA) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amana Society Service Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interstate Power and Light Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop, MidAmerican Energy Co, Corridor Energy Cooperative, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop and Farmers Electric Coop - (IA) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Iowa 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52361 | 31 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 52301 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52316 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52347 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52203 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 52334 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52325 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52251 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 52236 | ≤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 Iowa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Iowa County right now.
Iowa County has been under 55 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×26
- Flood Watch ×14
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Iowa County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 108 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Iowa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Iowa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iowa County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,828 customers.
The US EIA reports Iowa utilities averaged 3.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,828 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 180 | 2,021 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 437 | 4,064 | 9.6 |
| 2017 | 375 | 4,655 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 764 | 2,935 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 699 | 2,817 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 406 | 6,828 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | 437 | 6,623 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 377 | 973 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 384 | 2,074 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 377 | 3,681 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 445 | 3,464 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Iowa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iowa 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.
- MidAmerican Energy Co11.2¢639,558 cust
- Interstate Power and Light Co17.8¢419,451 cust
- Corridor Energy Cooperative14.2¢30,992 cust
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop13.1¢7,417 cust
- Amana Society Service Co17.0¢709 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Iowa County: FAQ
- How often does Iowa County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iowa County, IA logged 445 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iowa County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,828 customers without power, beginning August 10, 2020 and lasting about 10d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Iowa County, IA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, about 29 customers are without power in Iowa County, IA across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) and Amana Society Service Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Iowa County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light), Corridor Energy Cooperative, East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop, Interstate Power and Light Co, MidAmerican Energy Co, T I P Rural Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iowa County.
52203, 52220, 52236, 52251, 52301, 52307, 52308, 52316, 52325, 52334, 52347, 52361
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Iowa County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Iowa →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | - | Live · county | - |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) | - | No live feed | - |
| T I P Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop - (IA) | - | Live · county | - |
| Amana Society Service Co | - | 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 Iowa customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/19095 and /api/v1/counties/19095/history. Live data as of .