When will the power be back in Norfolk, VA?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Norfolk, Virginia

2,229

customers reported out in Norfolk · live from Dominion Energy

Our Norfolk estimate: ~20 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 198 customers an hour)

Across the whole city (Norfolk city, VA, all utilities): 2,229 reported out, city-wide outlook grew sharply just now — already running longer than the typical past outage here of any size in the same kind of weather (~2.5 hr start to finish), based on 17 past outages — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Norfolk figure above.

Updated 12:31 AM EDT.

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What we track for Norfolk

Norfolk is a city of about 231,105 residents in Norfolk.

Dominion Energy has reported outages for Norfolk by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Norfolk 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 Norfolk:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Norfolk: the closest other places we track are Portsmouth, about 8 miles to the southwest; Hampton, about 9 miles to the north; Poquoson, about 16 miles to the north; and Virginia Beach, about 16 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Chesapeake (17 mi S); Newport News (18 mi NW); Suffolk (26 mi SW); Williamsburg (35 mi NW); Elizabeth City, NC (43 mi S); Hopewell (63 mi NW); Petersburg (66 mi W); and Colonial Heights (68 mi W).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Salisbury, MD (107 mi); south toward New Bern, NC (134 mi); southwest toward Roanoke Rapids, NC (84 mi); west toward Henderson, NC (127 mi); and northwest toward Richmond (80 mi).

Who serves Norfolk?

We track live outage data from Dominion Energy in Norfolk — 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.

Recent outages tracked in Norfolk

Norfolk's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 1,848 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 2 — 1,848 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Oct 1 — 212 customers out, restored in an hour
Sep 30 — 188 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Sep 30 — 28 customers out, restored in 2 hours

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.

City context: across all of Norfolk, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Norfolk

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Norfolk, 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 Norfolk'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 Norfolk, VA?

To check your own street, search a Norfolk ZIP code — 23501, 23502, 23503, 23504, 23505, 23506 or any of the other 15 — and the map opens on that area.

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

Both, and for Norfolk we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy has published outages for Norfolk under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Norfolk is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Norfolk city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Norfolk.

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Norfolk overview

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