Power Outages in Cumberland County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cumberland County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 67.6 hours.
Cumberland County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cumberland County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Cumberland County has been under 73 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×29
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×18
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×9
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Cumberland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 263 customers out (7.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 268 customers out (7.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cumberland County went about 67.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,042 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,042 customers out) · decade average 34.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 1,069 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 261 | 1,266 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 287 | 2,463 | 16.3 |
| 2018 | 356 | 4,042 | 84.6 |
| 2019 | 298 | 1,928 | 15.4 |
| 2020 | 319 | 1,572 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 304 | 2,845 | 61.5 |
| 2022 | 376 | 3,590 | 76.9 |
| 2023 | 342 | 1,379 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 383 | 1,644 | 12.4 |
| 2025 | 371 | 3,063 | 67.6 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 34.2 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 Cumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Cumberland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cumberland County, VA logged 371 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 67.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cumberland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,042 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 6d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cumberland County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cumberland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cumberland County.
23027, 23040, 23901
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51049 and /api/v1/counties/51049/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).