When will the power be back in Lynchburg, VA?
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Lynchburg is a city of about 80,301 residents in Lynchburg.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Lynchburg by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Lynchburg is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the city-wide total.
ZIP codes in Lynchburg:
Lynchburg also extends into a neighboring city: 24513. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lynchburg: the closest other places we track are Roanoke, about 43 miles to the west; Salem, about 48 miles to the west; Staunton, about 53 miles to the north; and Danville, about 58 miles to the south. Also nearby: Charlottesville (59 mi NE); Martinsville (62 mi SW); Blacksburg (69 mi W); Christiansburg (69 mi W); Eden, NC (69 mi SW); Radford (78 mi W); Reidsville, NC (78 mi S); and Henderson, NC (86 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Culpeper (98 mi); east toward Richmond (94 mi); southeast toward Roanoke Rapids, NC (108 mi); south toward Mebane, NC (91 mi); southwest toward Summerfield, NC (92 mi); and west toward Beckley, WV (112 mi).
Who serves Lynchburg?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Lynchburg — but several utilities can serve one city, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
City context: across all of Lynchburg, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Lynchburg
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Lynchburg, VA?
To check your own street, search a Lynchburg ZIP code — 24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24505, 24506 or any of the other 2 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Lynchburg specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Lynchburg we have the city-level view: Appalachian Power has published outages for Lynchburg under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Lynchburg is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lynchburg city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Lynchburg.
