When will the power be back in Charleston, WV?

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

No significant county-wide outage reported in Kanawha, WV right now.

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Elsewhere in West Virginia: 191 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 11:46 PM EDT.

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What we track for Charleston

Charleston is a city of about 46,482 residents in Kanawha County.

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

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Charleston: the closest other places we track are South Charleston, about 5 miles to the west; St. Albans, about 10 miles to the west; Huntington, about 44 miles to the west; and Beckley, about 46 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Ashland, KY (55 mi W); Ironton, OH (58 mi W); Parkersburg (63 mi N); Vienna (68 mi N); Athens, OH (72 mi N); Marietta, OH (75 mi N); Portsmouth, OH (76 mi W); and Clarksburg (96 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Zanesville, OH (113 mi); northeast toward Fairmont (112 mi); east toward Staunton, VA (140 mi); southeast toward Blacksburg, VA (101 mi); south toward Bristol, TN (128 mi); west toward Winchester, KY (141 mi); and northwest toward Chillicothe, OH (100 mi).

Who serves Charleston?

We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Kanawha County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Black Diamond Power Co also serves parts of Kanawha County — 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.

Recent outages tracked in Charleston

Charleston's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 98 customers out, and was restored in 55 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.

Oct 1 — 98 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
Oct 1 — 94 customers out, restored in 6 hours
Sep 30 — 240 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Sep 27 — 200 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.

County context: across all of Kanawha County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 8.5 hr. The full record for Kanawha County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Charleston, 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 Charleston'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 Charleston, WV?

To check your own street, search a Charleston ZIP code — 25301, 25302, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25311 or any of the other 39 — and the map opens on that area.

Nearby & related

South Charleston · St. Albans

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