Power Outages in Pulaski County, VA
Is there a power outage in Pulaski County, VA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Pulaski County, VA across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Radford - (VA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Pulaski County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 27.9 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/pulaski-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pulaski County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/pulaski-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Radford - (VA).
Report an outage in Pulaski 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.
No outage contact on file for City of Radford - (VA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
92%of this county's ~21,208 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Radford - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 12 | 19,607 | 0.1% | - | 3 | October 20, 2026 05:00 UTC | |
| City of Radford - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Pulaski 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24301 | 395 | 12 | 357 | ≤11 |
| 24141 | 336 | ≤11 | 289 | ≤11 |
| 24084 | 312 | ≤11 | 275 | ≤11 |
| 24324 | 55 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 24347 | 41 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 24132 | 19 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 24058 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 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 Pulaski County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pulaski County right now.
Pulaski County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Pulaski County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 291 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 419 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
Hardest-hit cities in Pulaski 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 Pulaski Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pulaski County went about 27.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,413 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 27.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,413 customers out) · decade average 24.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 408 | 3,137 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | 403 | 3,172 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 422 | 4,031 | 9.0 |
| 2018 | 517 | 12,413 | 87.3 |
| 2019 | 605 | 2,574 | 19.4 |
| 2020 | 614 | 2,818 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | 634 | 7,115 | 20.9 |
| 2022 | 664 | 4,935 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 735 | 7,012 | 16.2 |
| 2024 | 738 | 9,898 | 28.1 |
| 2025 | 693 | 5,969 | 27.9 |
Cost of power in Pulaski County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pulaski 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 24.4 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 Pulaski County: FAQ
- How often does Pulaski County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pulaski County, VA logged 693 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 27.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pulaski County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,413 customers without power, beginning March 24, 2018 and lasting about 7d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Pulaski County, VA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Pulaski County, VA across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Radford - (VA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Pulaski County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pulaski County.
24058, 24084, 24129, 24132, 24141, 24301, 24324, 24347
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 Pulaski County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| City of Radford - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51155 and /api/v1/counties/51155/history. Live data as of .