Power Outages in Buchanan County, VA
Is there a power outage in Buchanan County, VA right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Buchanan County, VA.
Buchanan County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 28.1 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/buchanan-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buchanan County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/buchanan-county
Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Buchanan County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Buchanan County, VA
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98%of this county's ~11,818 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 11,559 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 19:00 UTC | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery 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 Buchanan 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24614 | 253 | ≤11 | 213 | ≤11 |
| 24639 | 158 | ≤11 | 148 | 0 |
| 24656 | 120 | ≤11 | 108 | 0 |
| 24620 | 65 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 24631 | 58 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 24622 | 35 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 24603 | 31 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 24646 | 26 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 24239 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 24634 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24657 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Buchanan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Buchanan County right now.
Buchanan County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Buchanan County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 276 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 202 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Buchanan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buchanan County went about 28.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,770 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 28.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,770 customers out) · decade average 17.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 330 | 945 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 308 | 1,111 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | 318 | 1,850 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 464 | 1,717 | 17.8 |
| 2019 | 454 | 2,812 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | 467 | 1,867 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 459 | 1,878 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 465 | 4,044 | 30.0 |
| 2023 | 531 | 2,879 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 503 | 4,770 | 39.8 |
| 2025 | 577 | 3,386 | 28.1 |
Cost of power in Buchanan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Buchanan 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
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 17.5 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 Buchanan County: FAQ
- How often does Buchanan County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buchanan County, VA logged 577 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buchanan County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,770 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 10d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Buchanan County, VA right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Buchanan County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Buchanan County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buchanan County.
24239, 24603, 24607, 24614, 24620, 24622, 24631, 24634, 24639, 24646, 24656, 24657
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Buchanan County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/51027 and /api/v1/counties/51027/history.