Power Outages in Iron County, MO
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO) and Black River Electric Coop - (MO) in Iron County, MO. There is no live feed for Ameren. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 46.9 hours.
Iron County, MO is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/iron-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iron County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/iron-county
No active outages are reported by Union Electric Co - (MO) and Black River Electric Coop - (MO) in Iron County.
No live feed for Ameren: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
81%of this county's ~7,483 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ameren. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 4,203 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Live · county | 0 | 1,884 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ameren | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Union Electric Co - (MO) and Black River Electric Coop - (MO) 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 Iron 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63650 | 105 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 63621 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 63620 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 63663 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 63656 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 65566 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 63636 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 63623 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 65439 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63675 | ≤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 Iron County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Iron County right now.
Iron County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Iron County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iron County went about 46.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,029 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 46.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,458 customers out) · decade average 10.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 217 | 3,014 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 273 | 4,029 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 126 | 1,772 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 219 | 754 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 314 | 2,322 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 306 | 840 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 290 | 2,346 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 316 | 2,309 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 366 | 3,234 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | 404 | 3,024 | 21.9 |
| 2025 | 399 | 3,458 | 46.9 |
Cost of power in Iron County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iron 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.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Black River Electric Coop - (MO)13.6¢21,606 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 · 10.8 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 Iron County: FAQ
- How often does Iron County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iron County, MO logged 399 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 46.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iron County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,029 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2016 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Iron County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Iron County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Iron County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Black River Electric Coop - (MO), Union Electric Co - (MO).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Iron County.
63620, 63621, 63623, 63636, 63650, 63656, 63663, 63675, 65439
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | 48.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ameren | - | 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 Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29093 and /api/v1/counties/29093/history.