When will the power be back in Weirton, WV?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Weirton is a city of about 18,317 residents in Hancock County.
FirstEnergy WV has reported outages for Weirton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Weirton is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Weirton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Weirton: the closest other places we track are Steubenville, OH, about 5 miles to the southwest; Washington, PA, about 23 miles to the southeast; Wheeling, about 24 miles to the south; and Franklin Park, PA, about 28 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Bethel Park, PA (29 mi E); Whitehall, PA (31 mi E); Pittsburgh, PA (31 mi E); Baldwin, PA (32 mi E); Jefferson Hills, PA (34 mi E); West Mifflin, PA (35 mi E); Munhall, PA (35 mi E); and Wilkinsburg, PA (37 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward New Castle, PA (42 mi); northeast toward Butler, PA (47 mi); east toward McKeesport, PA (38 mi); southeast toward Morgantown (62 mi); south toward Fairmont (68 mi); southwest toward Cambridge, OH (60 mi); west toward New Philadelphia, OH (46 mi); and northwest toward Salem, OH (38 mi).
Who serves Weirton?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy WV in Hancock County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Weirton's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 140 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 29 — 140 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 28 — 1,178 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 23 — 34 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 13 — 69 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Hancock County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Hancock County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Weirton, WV?
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 Weirton's own record: across the 6 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 Weirton, WV?
To check your own street, search a Weirton ZIP code — 26062 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Weirton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Weirton we have the city-level view: FirstEnergy WV has published outages for Weirton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Weirton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Hancock County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Weirton.
