When will the power be back in South Charleston, WV?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
South Charleston is a city of about 13,177 residents in Kanawha County.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for South Charleston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when South 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 South Charleston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South Charleston: the closest other places we track are Charleston, about 5 miles to the east; St. Albans, about 6 miles to the northwest; Huntington, about 39 miles to the west; and Beckley, about 48 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Ashland, KY (51 mi W); Ironton, OH (54 mi W); Parkersburg (65 mi N); Vienna (69 mi N); Athens, OH (71 mi N); Portsmouth, OH (72 mi NW); Marietta, OH (77 mi N); and Chillicothe, OH (97 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Zanesville, OH (113 mi); northeast toward Clarksburg (100 mi); east toward Staunton, VA (145 mi); southeast toward Blacksburg, VA (104 mi); south toward Bristol, TN (126 mi); west toward Winchester, KY (136 mi); and northwest toward Lancaster, OH (107 mi).
Who serves South 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.
South Charleston's last tracked outage began Sep 20, peaked at 74 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 20 — 74 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 18 — 56 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 17 — 42 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 16 — 73 customers out, restored in 2 hours
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 South 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 South Charleston'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 South Charleston, WV?
To check your own street, search a South Charleston ZIP code — 25303 or 25309 — and the map opens on that area.
