Power Outages in Surry County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Community Electric Coop in Surry County, VA. There is no live feed for Prince George Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Surry County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/surry-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Surry County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/surry-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Community Electric Coop in Surry County.
No live feed for Prince George Electric Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
50%of this county's ~3,863 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 | 1,909 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Community Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Prince George Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Community Electric Coop 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 Surry 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23883 | 33 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 23881 | 22 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 23899 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23846 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23839 | ≤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 Surry County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
Surry County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 20, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×27
- Coastal Flood Watch ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×2
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Surry County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 211 customers out (7.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 6m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 564 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,161 customers out (41% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Surry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Surry County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,320 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 1,932 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85 | 1,586 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 111 | 1,566 | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 84 | 702 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 100 | 1,932 | 14.2 |
| 2019 | 184 | 2,320 | 13.8 |
| 2020 | 153 | 1,265 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 182 | 1,920 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 229 | 1,559 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 241 | 1,572 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 299 | 1,305 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 261 | 1,571 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Surry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Surry 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
- 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 7.8 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 Surry County: FAQ
- How often does Surry County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Surry County, VA logged 261 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Surry County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,320 customers without power, beginning April 15, 2019 and lasting about 11h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Surry County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Surry County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Surry 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 Surry County.
23839, 23846, 23881, 23883, 23899
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George Electric Coop | 6.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Community Electric Coop | - | 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/51181 and /api/v1/counties/51181/history.