Power Outages in Lincoln County, WV
Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, WV right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Lincoln County, WV.
Lincoln County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 45.8 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/lincoln-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/lincoln-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Lincoln County.
Report an outage in Lincoln County, WV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
97%of this county's ~11,111 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 | 10,781 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
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 Lincoln 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25524 | 128 | 15 | 117 | 0 |
| 25506 | 125 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 25523 | 74 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 25571 | 72 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 25501 | 44 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 25557 | 40 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 25564 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 25521 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 25565 | 16 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 25573 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25567 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 25540 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 25544 | ≤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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Lincoln County has been under 83 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×29
- Special Weather Statement ×17
- Flood Watch ×15
- Flood Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
Latest Lincoln County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 639 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 13h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 25, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 25, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 176 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 5m
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 45.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,046 customers.
The US EIA reports West Virginia utilities averaged 16.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 45.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 8,046 customers out) · decade average 49.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 376 | 3,502 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | 396 | 2,649 | 34.8 |
| 2017 | 377 | 3,822 | 43.3 |
| 2018 | 435 | 6,146 | 42.3 |
| 2019 | 471 | 3,006 | 37.2 |
| 2020 | 421 | 2,826 | 32.6 |
| 2021 | 395 | 8,046 | 119.5 |
| 2022 | 438 | 4,317 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 493 | 3,626 | 41.1 |
| 2024 | 519 | 7,206 | 58.5 |
| 2025 | 582 | 7,676 | 45.8 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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 Co17.0¢347,654 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 ice storms exposure · 49.1 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 Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, WV logged 582 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 45.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,046 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 20d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Lincoln County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
25501, 25505, 25506, 25521, 25523, 25524, 25540, 25544, 25557, 25564, 25565, 25567, 25571, 25573
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 Lincoln County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West 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 West Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54043 and /api/v1/counties/54043/history.