Power Outages in Northumberland County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Northumberland County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.4 hours.
Northumberland County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/northumberland-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Northumberland County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/northumberland-county
89%of this county's ~13,052 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 | 1 | 6,131 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5,469 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Northumberland County1
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pending Investigation | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Northumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22473 | 50 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 22539 | 41 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 22482 | 41 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 22435 | 28 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 22432 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22511 | ≤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 Northumberland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Northumberland County right now.
Northumberland County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×30
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×8
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
Latest Northumberland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 490 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Northumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Northumberland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Northumberland County went about 16.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,466 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 16.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,466 customers out) · decade average 18.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 297 | 1,903 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 351 | 4,266 | 14.9 |
| 2017 | 344 | 3,339 | 12.1 |
| 2018 | 346 | 5,466 | 70.5 |
| 2019 | 404 | 4,087 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 384 | 5,466 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 360 | 3,604 | 16.5 |
| 2022 | 400 | 4,108 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 359 | 2,111 | 8.0 |
| 2024 | 417 | 5,466 | 15.0 |
| 2025 | 398 | 3,344 | 16.4 |
Cost of power in Northumberland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Northumberland 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
- Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc16.0¢18,199 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 High high winds exposure · 18.7 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 Northumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Northumberland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Northumberland County, VA logged 398 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Northumberland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,466 customers without power, beginning October 12, 2018 and lasting about 4d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Northumberland County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Northumberland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Northumberland County.
22432, 22435, 22473, 22482, 22511, 22539
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/51133 and /api/v1/counties/51133/history. Live data as of .