Power Outages in Mathews County, VA
Is there a power outage in Mathews County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Mathews County, VA.
Mathews County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/mathews-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mathews County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/mathews-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Mathews County.
Report an outage in Mathews County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
100%of this county's ~6,808 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,932 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & 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 Mathews 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23109 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23128 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 23035 | 20 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 23138 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23025 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23163 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23130 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23125 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23119 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23076 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23068 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23066 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23064 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23056 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23050 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23021 | ≤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 Mathews County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mathews County right now.
Mathews County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×30
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Mathews County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 411 customers out (5.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 192 customers out (5.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mathews County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mathews County went about 15.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,233 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 15.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,233 customers out) · decade average 27.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 181 | 3,233 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 286 | 3,233 | 23.4 |
| 2017 | 247 | 2,106 | 18.2 |
| 2018 | 287 | 3,233 | 127.7 |
| 2019 | 247 | 2,893 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | 236 | 3,233 | 31.8 |
| 2021 | 229 | 2,910 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 321 | 3,233 | 28.4 |
| 2023 | 264 | 3,233 | 16.3 |
| 2024 | 233 | 3,233 | 12.3 |
| 2025 | 319 | 3,233 | 15.9 |
Cost of power in Mathews County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mathews 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
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 hurricanes exposure · 27.4 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 Mathews County: FAQ
- How often does Mathews County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mathews County, VA logged 319 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mathews County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,233 customers without power, beginning August 3, 2024 and lasting about 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Mathews County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Mathews County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Mathews County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mathews County.
23021, 23025, 23035, 23045, 23050, 23056, 23066, 23068, 23076, 23109, 23119, 23128, 23130, 23138, 23163
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 Mathews County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/51115 and /api/v1/counties/51115/history.