Power Outages in Southampton County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Community Electric Coop and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Southampton County, VA. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA) and Prince George Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.4 hours.
Southampton County, VA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/southampton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Southampton County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/southampton-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Community Electric Coop and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Southampton County.
No live feed for City of Franklin - (VA) and Prince George Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~8,069 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (VA), Prince George Electric Coop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 4,886 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Community Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 3,510 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 369 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prince George Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Community Electric Coop and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative reportevery 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 Southampton 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23851 | 190 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 23837 | 51 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 23898 | 37 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 23866 | 33 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 23827 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 23829 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23878 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23874 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23844 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23828 | ≤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 Southampton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Southampton County right now.
Southampton County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Southampton County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 178 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 114 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Southampton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Southampton County went about 15.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,453 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 15.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,569 customers out) · decade average 11.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167 | 571 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 214 | 1,724 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | 219 | 1,142 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 248 | 1,728 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 342 | 2,616 | 13.8 |
| 2020 | 365 | 3,569 | 37.2 |
| 2021 | 392 | 4,453 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 369 | 1,400 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 392 | 3,355 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | 373 | 2,659 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 396 | 3,181 | 15.4 |
Cost of power in Southampton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Southampton 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
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative14.3¢30,077 cust
- Prince George Electric Coop13.5¢10,917 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 11.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Southampton County: FAQ
- How often does Southampton County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Southampton County, VA logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Southampton County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,453 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2021 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Southampton County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Southampton County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Southampton County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Community Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Southampton County.
23827, 23828, 23829, 23837, 23844, 23851, 23866, 23874, 23878
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Prince George Electric Coop | 6.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Community Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Franklin - (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/51175 and /api/v1/counties/51175/history.