When will the power be back in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth, Virginia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Portsmouth is a city in Portsmouth; when the serving utility's public feed reports Portsmouth directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the city-wide view as context.
Portsmouth is a city of about 96,482 residents in Portsmouth.
Dominion Energy has reported outages for Portsmouth by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth: 23701 · 23702 · 23703 · 23704 · 23705 · 23707 · 23708 · 23709 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Portsmouth: the closest other places we track are Norfolk, about 8 miles to the northeast; Newport News, about 17 miles to the northwest; Suffolk, about 19 miles to the southwest; Virginia Beach, about 20 miles to the east. Also nearby: Elizabeth City, NC (40 mi S), Petersburg (62 mi NW), Colonial Heights (64 mi NW), Roanoke Rapids, NC (77 mi W), Tarboro, NC (94 mi SW), Rocky Mount, NC (101 mi SW), Greenville, NC (104 mi SW), Winterville, NC (109 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Salisbury, MD (113 mi); south toward New Bern, NC (128 mi); southwest toward Wilson, NC (117 mi); west toward Henderson, NC (120 mi); northwest toward Fredericksburg (117 mi).
Who serves Portsmouth?
We track live outage data from Dominion Energy in Portsmouth — 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.
Portsmouth's last tracked outage began Aug 15, peaked at 38 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours.
- Aug 15 — 38 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Portsmouth, VA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth ZIP code — 23701, 23702, 23703, 23704, 23705, 23707, or any of the other 2 — 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 Portsmouth, VA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Portsmouth we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy has published outages for Portsmouth under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Portsmouth is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Portsmouth city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Portsmouth.
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.
