When will the power be back in Salem, OH?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Salem is a city of about 11,685 residents in Columbiana County.
FirstEnergy has reported outages for Salem by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Salem is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Salem:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Salem: the closest other places we track are Alliance, about 14 miles to the west; Youngstown, about 17 miles to the northeast; Niles, about 20 miles to the north; and Warren, about 23 miles to the north. Also nearby: New Castle, PA (27 mi E); Ravenna (27 mi NW); Canton (28 mi W); North Canton (29 mi W); Sharon, PA (29 mi NE); Hermitage, PA (31 mi NE); Kent (32 mi NW); and Tallmadge (33 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Butler, PA (50 mi); southeast toward Weirton, WV (38 mi); south toward Steubenville (39 mi); southwest toward Dover (42 mi); west toward Green (33 mi); and northwest toward Streetsboro (35 mi).
Who serves Salem?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy, AEP Ohio and Carroll Electric Cooperative in Columbiana County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Columbiana also serves parts of Columbiana County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see AEP outages across every state it serves and FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.
Salem's last tracked outage began Sep 16, peaked at 3,465 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 16 — 3,465 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 10 — 87 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Columbiana County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Columbiana County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Salem, OH?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Salem's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Salem, OH?
To check your own street, search a Salem ZIP code — 44460 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Salem specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Salem we have the city-level view: FirstEnergy has published outages for Salem under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Salem is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Columbiana County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Salem.
