Power Outages in Accomack County, VA
A & N Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.
Accomack County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/accomack-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Accomack County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/accomack-county
A & N Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~53,520 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: A & N Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & N Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Accomack 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 (23)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23417 | 66 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 23421 | 53 | 0 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 23410 | 38 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 23420 | 37 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 23336 | 37 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 23308 | 30 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 23442 | 22 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 23356 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 23418 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 23395 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 23301 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 23306 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23415 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 23488 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23441 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23440 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23423 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23416 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23359 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23358 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23357 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23337 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23303 | ≤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 Accomack County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Accomack County right now.
Accomack County has been under 101 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×35
- High Surf Advisory ×24
- Coastal Flood Warning ×22
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×9
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Statement ×3
Latest Accomack County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 535 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Accomack County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Accomack County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,383 customers.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 14,383 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 461 | 10,614 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 405 | 11,020 | 7.0 |
| 2018 | 110 | 2,232 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 612 | 3,384 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 639 | 14,383 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 805 | 13,141 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 831 | 6,073 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 763 | 7,152 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 849 | 3,202 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 898 | 7,296 | 3.8 |
Cost of power in Accomack County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Accomack 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
- A & N Electric Coop14.4¢33,035 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 High hurricanes exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Accomack County: FAQ
- How often does Accomack County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Accomack County, VA logged 898 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Accomack County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,383 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 1d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Accomack County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Accomack County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Accomack County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include A & N Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Accomack County.
23301, 23302, 23303, 23306, 23308, 23336, 23337, 23356, 23357, 23358, 23359, 23389, 23395, 23401, 23407, 23409, 23410, 23414, 23415, 23416, 23417, 23418, 23420, 23421, 23422, 23423, 23426, 23427, 23440, 23441, 23442, 23480, 23488
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| A & N Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
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 Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51001 and /api/v1/counties/51001/history.