Power Outages in York County, VA
Is there a power outage in York County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in York County, VA.
York County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/york-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in York County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/york-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in York County.
Report an outage in York 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 ~32,960 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 | 0 | 33,488 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & 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 York 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23692 | 168 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 23693 | 160 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 23696 | 33 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 23690 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 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 York County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for York County right now.
York County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest York County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 384 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in York County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in York County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,037 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 16,037 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 362 | 1,524 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 481 | 6,286 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 407 | 3,191 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 485 | 16,037 | 22.5 |
| 2019 | 464 | 13,201 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 465 | 10,192 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 502 | 3,237 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 502 | 4,594 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 492 | 4,736 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 480 | 4,630 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 462 | 5,964 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in York County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for York 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
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 hurricanes exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in York County: FAQ
- How often does York County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, York County, VA logged 462 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in York County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,037 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 3d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in York County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in York County, VA.
- Which utilities serve York County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within York County.
23690, 23691, 23692, 23693, 23696
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 York County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗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/51199 and /api/v1/counties/51199/history.