Power Outages in Floyd County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Floyd County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 86.2 hours.
Floyd County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/floyd-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Floyd County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/floyd-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Floyd County.
100%of this county's ~9,995 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 | 10,079 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
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 Floyd 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24091 | 182 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 24380 | 78 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 24072 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 24138 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 24079 | 27 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 24105 | ≤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 Floyd County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Floyd County right now.
Floyd County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Floyd County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 250 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,440 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Floyd County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Floyd County went about 86.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,655 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 86.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,052 customers out) · decade average 32.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 273 | 2,086 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 269 | 7,447 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 301 | 1,965 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 365 | 8,052 | 89.8 |
| 2019 | 375 | 4,739 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 426 | 2,644 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 450 | 7,346 | 49.9 |
| 2022 | 460 | 1,712 | 20.3 |
| 2023 | 456 | 3,456 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 463 | 8,156 | 40.4 |
| 2025 | 489 | 8,655 | 86.2 |
Cost of power in Floyd County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Floyd 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.
- 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.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 32.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Floyd County: FAQ
- How often does Floyd County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Floyd County, VA logged 489 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 86.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Floyd County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,655 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2025 and lasting about 7d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Floyd County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Floyd County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Floyd County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Floyd County.
24072, 24079, 24091, 24105, 24380
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | 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 Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51063 and /api/v1/counties/51063/history.