When will the power be back in Columbia, SC?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Richland County, South Carolina

No significant county-wide outage reported in Richland, SC right now.

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Elsewhere in South Carolina: 2,410 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 5:16 AM EDT.

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What we track for Columbia

Columbia is a city of about 144,788 residents in Richland County.

Dominion Energy South Carolina has reported outages for Columbia by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when 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 Columbia:

Columbia also extends into a neighboring county: 29212 · 29228. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Columbia: the closest other places we track are Forest Acres, about 4 miles to the west; Cayce, about 10 miles to the southwest; West Columbia, about 11 miles to the west; and Irmo, about 17 miles to the west. Also nearby: Lexington (18 mi W); Sumter (30 mi E); Orangeburg (38 mi S); Newberry (43 mi NW); Aiken (59 mi SW); Rock Hill (62 mi N); Waxhaw, NC (63 mi N); and Florence (64 mi E).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Fort Mill (67 mi); northeast toward Laurinburg, NC (95 mi); east toward Conway (107 mi); southeast toward Moncks Corner (79 mi); south toward Beaufort (110 mi); southwest toward North Augusta (70 mi); west toward Greenwood (72 mi); and northwest toward Gaffney (83 mi).

Who serves Columbia?

We track live outage data from Dominion Energy South Carolina, SC Electric Cooperatives and Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative ↗ in Richland 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.

Recent outages tracked in Columbia

Columbia's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 73 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 1 — 73 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
Sep 30 — 77 customers out, restored in 13 hours
Sep 28 — 76 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Sep 28 — 26 customers out, restored in an hour

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 Richland County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Richland County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in 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 Columbia's own record: across the 4 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 Columbia, SC?

To check your own street, search a Columbia ZIP code — 29201, 29202, 29203, 29204, 29205, 29206 or any of the other 26 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Columbia specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Columbia we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy South Carolina has published outages for Columbia under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Columbia is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Richland County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Columbia.

Nearby & related

Forest Acres · Irmo

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