When will the power be back in Salem, VA?
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Salem is a city of about 25,908 residents in Salem.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Salem by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Salem 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 Salem:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Salem: the closest other places we track are Roanoke, about 5 miles to the east; Blacksburg, about 21 miles to the west; Christiansburg, about 22 miles to the southwest; and Radford, about 30 miles to the west. Also nearby: Martinsville (43 mi S); Lynchburg (48 mi E); Eden, NC (57 mi S); Danville (60 mi SE); Mount Airy, NC (62 mi SW); Reidsville, NC (69 mi S); Beckley, WV (71 mi NW); and Summerfield, NC (76 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Staunton (81 mi); southeast toward Graham, NC (93 mi); south toward Kernersville, NC (82 mi); southwest toward Statesville, NC (113 mi); west toward Bristol, TN (130 mi); and northwest toward Charleston, WV (113 mi).
Who serves Salem?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Salem — but several utilities can serve one city, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Salem also serves parts of Salem — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Salem, VA?
To check your own street, search a Salem ZIP code — 24153, 24155 or 24157 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Salem specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Salem we have the city-level view: Appalachian Power has published outages for Salem under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Salem is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Salem city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Salem.
