When will the power be back in Roanoke, VA?

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

No significant city-wide outage reported in Roanoke city, VA right now.

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Elsewhere in Virginia: 8,715 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 12:31 AM EDT.

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What we track for Roanoke

Roanoke is a city of about 97,912 residents in Roanoke.

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

Roanoke also extends into a neighboring city: 24018 · 24019 · 24020 · 24023 · 24050. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Roanoke: the closest other places we track are Salem, about 5 miles to the west; Blacksburg, about 26 miles to the west; Christiansburg, about 26 miles to the west; and Radford, about 35 miles to the west. Also nearby: Martinsville (41 mi S); Lynchburg (43 mi E); Eden, NC (55 mi S); Danville (57 mi SE); Mount Airy, NC (64 mi SW); Reidsville, NC (67 mi S); Summerfield, NC (75 mi S); and Beckley, WV (76 mi NW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Staunton (78 mi); southeast toward Mebane, NC (91 mi); south toward Kernersville, NC (81 mi); southwest toward Statesville, NC (115 mi); west toward Bristol, TN (134 mi); and northwest toward Charleston, WV (118 mi).

Who serves Roanoke?

We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Roanoke — 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 AEP outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Roanoke

Roanoke's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 27 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 2 — 27 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 2 — 38 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 2 — 45 customers out, restored in an hour
Oct 1 — 57 customers out, restored in 5 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 Roanoke, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6 hr. The full record for Roanoke

Common questions

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

To check your own street, search a Roanoke ZIP code — 24001, 24002, 24003, 24004, 24005, 24006 or any of the other 30 — and the map opens on that area.

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

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

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