Power Outages in Jefferson County, OH
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Ohio Power Co, Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) and South Central Power Company in Jefferson County, OH. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.9 hours.
Jefferson County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/jefferson-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, OH", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/jefferson-county
No active outages are reported by Ohio Power Co, Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) and South Central Power Company in Jefferson County.
99%of this county's ~34,304 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 32,393 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) | Live · county | 0 | 1,276 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Central Power Company | Live · county | 0 | 179 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Ohio Power Co, Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) and South Central Power Company 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 Jefferson 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43952 | 251 | ≤11 | 208 | ≤11 |
| 43953 | 171 | ≤11 | 139 | 0 |
| 43964 | 163 | ≤11 | 126 | 0 |
| 43938 | 86 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 43943 | 67 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 43917 | 67 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 43910 | 61 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 43901 | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 43944 | 42 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 43963 | 27 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 43908 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 43913 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 43932 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 43930 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 43961 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43939 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43926 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43925 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Jefferson County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Jefferson County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,723 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 14.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,341 customers.
The US EIA reports Ohio utilities averaged 3.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 14.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 19,227 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 488 | 2,807 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 497 | 1,927 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 594 | 4,930 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 715 | 3,981 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 690 | 8,313 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | 691 | 19,341 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 669 | 2,391 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 663 | 8,602 | 10.6 |
| 2023 | 703 | 5,103 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 700 | 7,438 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 736 | 19,227 | 14.9 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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.
- Ohio Power Co19.0¢537,711 cust
- South Central Power Company15.4¢118,458 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 ice storms exposure · 6.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, OH logged 736 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,341 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jefferson County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
43901, 43908, 43910, 43913, 43917, 43925, 43926, 43930, 43932, 43938, 43939, 43943, 43944, 43948, 43952, 43953, 43961, 43963, 43964, 43971
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | 3.7 hrs | Live · county | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) | - | Live · county | - |
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 Ohio customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/39081 and /api/v1/counties/39081/history.