When will the power be back in Blacksburg, VA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Blacksburg is a town of about 45,452 residents in Montgomery County.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Blacksburg by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Blacksburg: the closest other places we track are Christiansburg, about 6 miles to the south; Radford, about 10 miles to the southwest; Salem, about 21 miles to the east; and Roanoke, about 26 miles to the east. Also nearby: Martinsville (49 mi SE); Mount Airy, NC (51 mi S); Beckley, WV (57 mi NW); Eden, NC (63 mi SE); Lynchburg (69 mi E); Danville (72 mi SE); Reidsville, NC (74 mi SE); and Summerfield, NC (77 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Staunton (99 mi); southeast toward Greensboro, NC (85 mi); south toward Lewisville, NC (78 mi); southwest toward Bristol, TN (109 mi); west toward Kingsport, TN (127 mi); and northwest toward Charleston, WV (101 mi).
Who serves Blacksburg?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Montgomery County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative, Virginia Tech Electric Service and City of Radford also serve parts of Montgomery County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Blacksburg's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 42 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 30 — 42 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 30 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 22 — 38 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 15 — 57 customers out, restored in 5 hours
County context: across all of Montgomery County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.3 hr. The full record for Montgomery County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Blacksburg, VA?
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 Blacksburg's own record: across the 5 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 Blacksburg, VA?
To check your own street, search a Blacksburg ZIP code — 24060, 24061, 24062 or 24063 — and the map opens on that area.
