Power Outages in Lancaster County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lancaster County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Lancaster County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lancaster County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Lancaster County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Lancaster County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 268 customers out (5.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lancaster County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,657 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 6,657 customers out) · decade average 15.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 269 | 1,298 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 337 | 1,352 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 285 | 2,088 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 302 | 6,657 | 73.1 |
| 2019 | 314 | 1,883 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | 317 | 4,006 | 18.2 |
| 2021 | 292 | 3,021 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 311 | 2,867 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 328 | 1,371 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 335 | 2,908 | 12.7 |
| 2025 | 321 | 1,956 | 5.6 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 15.7 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 Lancaster County: FAQ
- How often does Lancaster County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lancaster County, VA logged 321 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lancaster County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,657 customers without power, beginning October 12, 2018 and lasting about 3d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Lancaster County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lancaster County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy, NORTHERN NECK ELEC COOP, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lancaster County.
22480, 22503, 22576, 22578
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 ✓ | |
| NORTHERN NECK ELEC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51103 and /api/v1/counties/51103/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).