Power Outages in Woodbury County, IA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Woodbury County, IA across 1 reported incident. MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Western Iowa Power Coop and Woodbury County Rural E C A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Anthon - (IA), City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Woodbury County, IA is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/iowa/woodbury-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Woodbury County, IA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/iowa/woodbury-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Anthon - (IA), City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA) and WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.
0.0%of this county's ~50,197 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Anthon - (IA), City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA), WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: MidAmerican Energy Co, North West Rural Electric Coop, Western Iowa Power Coop, Woodbury County Rural E C A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Anthon - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Woodbury 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 (19)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51106 | 271 | 15 | 214 | ≤11 |
| 51104 | 169 | ≤11 | 140 | ≤11 |
| 51103 | 166 | ≤11 | 140 | ≤11 |
| 51105 | 79 | ≤11 | 68 | ≤11 |
| 51101 | 62 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 51108 | 51 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 51054 | 50 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 51039 | 29 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 51016 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 51055 | 12 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 51056 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51052 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51048 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51044 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51030 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 51026 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51019 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51007 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 51004 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Woodbury County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Woodbury County right now.
Woodbury County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Woodbury County, IA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,067 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,942 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 932 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Woodbury 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 Woodbury Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Woodbury County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,213 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 2016 (peak 10,213 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 256 | 2,379 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 610 | 10,213 | 8.1 |
| 2017 | 587 | 6,252 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 649 | 5,264 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 683 | 4,517 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 725 | 6,138 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 727 | 4,652 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 750 | 3,182 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 703 | 2,227 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 721 | 7,310 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 689 | 3,399 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Woodbury County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Woodbury 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
- North West Rural Electric Coop9.4¢9,461 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Woodbury County: FAQ
- How often does Woodbury County, IA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Woodbury County, IA logged 689 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Woodbury County, IA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,213 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2016 and lasting about 2d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Woodbury County, IA right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Woodbury County, IA?
- Tracked electric providers include MidAmerican Energy Co, Woodbury County Rural E C A.
Sioux City. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Woodbury County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Woodbury County.
51004, 51007, 51015, 51016, 51019, 51026, 51030, 51039, 51044, 51048, 51052, 51054, 51055, 51056, 51101, 51103, 51104, 51105, 51106, 51111
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | - | No live feed | - |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Western Iowa Power Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Woodbury County Rural E C A | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Anthon - (IA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA) | - | 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/19193 and /api/v1/counties/19193/history. Live data as of .