When will the power be back in West Columbia, SC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
West Columbia is a city of about 18,418 residents in Lexington County.
Dominion Energy South Carolina has reported outages for West Columbia by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when West Columbia 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 West Columbia:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around West Columbia: the closest other places we track are Cayce, about 4 miles to the southeast; Lexington, about 7 miles to the west; Forest Acres, about 8 miles to the east; and Irmo, about 9 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Columbia (11 mi E), Newberry (35 mi NW), Orangeburg (37 mi S), Sumter (40 mi E), Aiken (48 mi SW), North Augusta (59 mi SW), Greenwood (62 mi W) and Rock Hill (65 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Waxhaw, NC (68 mi); northeast toward Monroe, NC (76 mi); east toward Florence (76 mi); southeast toward Moncks Corner (84 mi); south toward Beaufort (108 mi); southwest toward Augusta, GA (71 mi); and northwest toward Fountain Inn (80 mi).
Who serves West Columbia?
We track live outage data from Dominion Energy South Carolina, SC Electric Cooperatives and Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative ↗ in Lexington County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Dominion Energy outages across every state it serves.
West Columbia's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 31 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 29 — 31 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 21 — 32 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 16 — 55 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 14 — 56 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Lexington County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Lexington County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in West Columbia, SC?
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 West Columbia'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 West Columbia, SC?
To check your own street, search a West Columbia ZIP code — 29169, 29170, 29171 or 29172 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show West Columbia specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for West Columbia we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy South Carolina has published outages for West Columbia under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When West Columbia is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lexington County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes West Columbia.
