Power Outages in Mingo County, WV
Is there a power outage in Mingo County, WV right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Mingo County, WV.
Mingo County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 51.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mingo-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mingo County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mingo-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Mingo County.
Report an outage in Mingo 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.
98%of this county's ~13,232 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 | 12,985 | 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 Mingo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25661 | 231 | 26 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 25670 | 179 | 13 | 158 | 0 |
| 25678 | 120 | ≤11 | 99 | 0 |
| 25621 | 103 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 25674 | 69 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 25676 | 67 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 25671 | 43 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 25651 | 24 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 25650 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25666 | ≤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 Mingo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mingo County right now.
Mingo County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×10
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Tornado Warning ×2
Latest Mingo County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 51m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 182 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 151 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mingo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mingo County went about 51.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,797 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 51.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 8,797 customers out) · decade average 32.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 346 | 6,927 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | 312 | 2,975 | 25.5 |
| 2017 | 342 | 6,977 | 34.1 |
| 2018 | 476 | 2,418 | 18.4 |
| 2019 | 482 | 4,253 | 29.9 |
| 2020 | 455 | 4,433 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 449 | 3,654 | 21.1 |
| 2022 | 452 | 7,956 | 51.1 |
| 2023 | 528 | 6,280 | 37.6 |
| 2024 | 535 | 4,037 | 34.4 |
| 2025 | 594 | 8,797 | 51.6 |
Cost of power in Mingo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mingo 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 · 32.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Mingo County: FAQ
- How often does Mingo County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mingo County, WV logged 594 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 51.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mingo County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,797 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2025 and lasting about 5d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Mingo County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Mingo County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Mingo County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mingo County.
24851, 25608, 25621, 25651, 25661, 25666, 25667, 25670, 25671, 25672, 25674, 25676, 25678, 25685, 25688, 25690, 25692, 25696
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 Mingo 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/54059 and /api/v1/counties/54059/history.