When will the power be back in Newport News, VA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Newport News is a city of about 183,056 residents in Newport News.
Dominion Energy has reported outages for Newport News by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Newport News 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 Newport News:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Newport News: the closest other places we track are Hampton, about 12 miles to the east; Poquoson, about 14 miles to the east; Williamsburg, about 17 miles to the northwest; and Portsmouth, about 17 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Norfolk (18 mi SE); Suffolk (27 mi S); Chesapeake (30 mi SE); Virginia Beach (34 mi SE); Hopewell (46 mi W); Petersburg (49 mi W); Colonial Heights (50 mi W); and Elizabeth City, NC (56 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward La Plata, MD (104 mi); northeast toward Salisbury, MD (103 mi); south toward New Bern, NC (140 mi); southwest toward Roanoke Rapids, NC (76 mi); west toward Lynchburg (149 mi); and northwest toward Richmond (61 mi).
Who serves Newport News?
We track live outage data from Dominion Energy in Newport News — 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 Dominion Energy outages across every state it serves.
Newport News's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 147 customers out, and was restored in 8 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 8 hours.
- Sep 29 — 147 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 29 — 42 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 28 — 594 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 27 — 242 customers out, restored in 10 hours
City context: across all of Newport News, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Newport News
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Newport News, 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 Newport News's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 8 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Newport News, VA?
To check your own street, search a Newport News ZIP code — 23601, 23602, 23603, 23605, 23606, 23607 or any of the other 4 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Newport News specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Newport News we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy has published outages for Newport News under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Newport News is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Newport News city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Newport News.
