# Polk County, IA — Power Outage Status

As of October 19, 2026 03:45 UTC, 1 customer is without power in Polk County, IA, according to MassOutage's tally of the utility and government outage feeds it polls.

Cite as: MassOutage, "Power Outages in Polk County, IA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/polk-county

Live and historical power-outage data for Polk County, Iowa (FIPS 19153), aggregated by MassOutage (https://massoutage.com) from public utility and government sources. Unofficial — confirm with the utility before acting; for emergencies call 911.

## Live status (as of 2026-10-19T03:45:28.513Z UTC)
- Customers without power: **1** (0% of 254,274 tracked)
- Active incidents: 1
- Utilities affected:
  - MidAmerican Energy Co: 1 out

> Live data changes continuously — do not report these as current without re-checking. Fetch fresh JSON: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/counties/19153

## History
- In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours (DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I).
- Annual reports: https://massoutage.com/reports/2025/iowa/polk-county

## More
- County page: https://massoutage.com/iowa/polk-county
- Live JSON API: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/counties/19153
- Developer API & AI guide: https://massoutage.com/developers and https://massoutage.com/developers/ai-guide.md