When will the power be back in Norfolk, VA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Norfolk, Virginia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Norfolk is a city in Norfolk; when the serving utility's public feed reports Norfolk directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the city-wide view as context.
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 2026-08-17) — 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: 23501 · 23502 · 23503 · 23504 · 23505 · 23506 · 23507 · 23508 · 23509 · 23510 · 23511 · 23513 · 23514 · 23515 · 23517 · 23518 · 23519 · 23523 · 23529 · 23541 · 23551 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; Virginia Beach, about 16 miles to the southeast; Newport News, about 18 miles to the northwest; Suffolk, about 26 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Elizabeth City, NC (43 mi S), Petersburg (66 mi W), Colonial Heights (68 mi W), Roanoke Rapids, NC (84 mi SW), Tarboro, NC (101 mi SW), Salisbury, MD (107 mi N), Rocky Mount, NC (109 mi SW), Greenville, NC (111 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cambridge, MD (113 mi); south toward New Bern, NC (134 mi); southwest toward Winterville, NC (116 mi); west toward Henderson, NC (127 mi); northwest toward Fredericksburg (117 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. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Norfolk's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 214 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Aug 16 — 214 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Aug 16 — 98 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 15 — 57 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 15 — 66 customers out, restored in 7 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Norfolk, VA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Norfolk area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Norfolk's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Norfolk, VA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Norfolk area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to 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. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Norfolk, VA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Norfolk include Dominion Energy; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
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 2026-08-17. 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.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
