Power Outages in Wythe County, VA
Is there a power outage in Wythe County, VA right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Wythe County, VA.
Wythe County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/wythe-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wythe County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/wythe-county
Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Wythe County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Wythe 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 ~17,453 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 17,397 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC |
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.
Active outages in Wythe County1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | - | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wythe 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24382 | 392 | ≤11 | 345 | ≤11 |
| 24360 | 156 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 24368 | 113 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 24313 | 37 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 24350 | 35 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 24323 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 24374 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24322 | ≤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 Wythe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wythe County right now.
Wythe County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Warning ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Wythe County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 639 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,053 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wythe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wythe County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,068 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,068 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 436 | 2,629 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 408 | 2,579 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 440 | 2,594 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 554 | 9,625 | 39.1 |
| 2019 | 564 | 3,173 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | 627 | 2,606 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 576 | 6,775 | 11.6 |
| 2022 | 635 | 4,196 | 12.2 |
| 2023 | 600 | 2,704 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 624 | 10,068 | 43.4 |
| 2025 | 681 | 4,767 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Wythe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wythe 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 14.1 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 Wythe County: FAQ
- How often does Wythe County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wythe County, VA logged 681 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wythe County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,068 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 10d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Wythe County, VA right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Wythe County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Wythe County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wythe County.
24313, 24322, 24323, 24350, 24360, 24368, 24374, 24382
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 Wythe 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 ↗ |
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/51197 and /api/v1/counties/51197/history.