When will the power be back in Petersburg, VA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Petersburg is a city of about 34,058 residents in Petersburg.
Dominion Energy has reported outages for Petersburg by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Petersburg 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 Petersburg:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Petersburg: the closest other places we track are Colonial Heights, about 4 miles to the north; Hopewell, about 8 miles to the northeast; Richmond, about 23 miles to the north; and Williamsburg, about 38 miles to the east. Also nearby: Newport News (49 mi E); Suffolk (54 mi SE); Roanoke Rapids, NC (54 mi S); Hampton (61 mi E); Poquoson (62 mi E); Portsmouth (62 mi E); Norfolk (66 mi E); and Chesapeake (70 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Fredericksburg (76 mi); northeast toward Cambridge, MD (118 mi); east toward Virginia Beach (81 mi); southeast toward Elizabeth City, NC (90 mi); south toward Rocky Mount, NC (88 mi); southwest toward Henderson, NC (83 mi); west toward Lynchburg (100 mi); and northwest toward Charlottesville (83 mi).
Who serves Petersburg?
We track live outage data from Dominion Energy in Petersburg — 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.
Petersburg's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 41 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes.
- Sep 29 — 41 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 25 — 159 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 14 — 34 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 8 — 44 customers out, restored in 5 hours
City context: across all of Petersburg, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Petersburg
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Petersburg, 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 Petersburg's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Petersburg, VA?
To check your own street, search a Petersburg ZIP code — 23803, 23804 or 23805 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Petersburg specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Petersburg we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy has published outages for Petersburg under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Petersburg is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Petersburg city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Petersburg.
