When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Westerville, OH?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Franklin County, Ohio
115
customers reported out in Westerville · live from AEP Ohio
Utility restoration time for Westerville: Oct 4, 2:00 AM EDT
No clear recovery trend yet for Westerville — outages aren't steadily declining, so we can't give a dependable time yet.
Across the whole county (Franklin, OH, all utilities): 17 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~15 hr start to finish (20 on record) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Westerville figure above.
Updated 12:41 AM EDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Westerville

Westerville is a city of about 38,612 residents in Franklin County.

AEP Ohio has reported outages for Westerville by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-16) — so when Westerville 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 Westerville:

Westerville also extends into a neighboring county: 43082. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Westerville: the closest other places we track are Worthington, about 6 miles to the west; Gahanna, about 7 miles to the southeast; New Albany, about 8 miles to the east; and Powell, about 9 miles to the west. Also nearby: Columbus (10 mi S), Upper Arlington (10 mi SW), Whitehall (11 mi S), Bexley (11 mi S), Dublin (12 mi W), Reynoldsburg (13 mi SE), Pataskala (13 mi SE) and Delaware (14 mi NW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Marion (34 mi); northeast toward Mount Vernon (30 mi); east toward Heath (26 mi); southeast toward Pickerington (18 mi); south toward Canal Winchester (20 mi); southwest toward Hilliard (14 mi); west toward Marysville (24 mi); and northwest toward Findlay (74 mi).

Who serves Westerville?

We track live outage data from AEP Ohio, South Central Power ↗, FirstEnergy, The Energy Cooperative and 1 more in Franklin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Westerville, City of Columbus and Village of Obetz also serve parts of Franklin County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see AEP outages across every state it serves and FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Westerville

Westerville's last tracked outage began Sep 28, peaked at 668 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

  • Sep 28 — 668 customers out, restored in 4 hours
  • Sep 21 — 393 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 15 — 962 customers out, restored in 2 hours
  • Sep 11 — 202 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Franklin County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 8.5 hr. The full record for Franklin County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Westerville, 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 Westerville's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Westerville, OH?

To check your own street, search a Westerville ZIP code — 43081 or 43086 — and the map opens on that area.

Westerville, OH — live power outage tracker