When will the power be back in Beckley, WV?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Beckley is a city of about 16,515 residents in Raleigh County.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Beckley by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Beckley 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 Beckley:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Beckley: the closest other places we track are Charleston, about 46 miles to the northwest; South Charleston, about 48 miles to the northwest; St. Albans, about 53 miles to the northwest; and Blacksburg, VA, about 57 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Radford, VA (57 mi SE); Christiansburg, VA (62 mi SE); Salem, VA (71 mi SE); Roanoke, VA (76 mi SE); Huntington (80 mi NW); Ashland, KY (92 mi NW); Mount Airy, NC (94 mi S); and Ironton, OH (96 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Parkersburg (104 mi); northeast toward Clarksburg (114 mi); east toward Lynchburg, VA (112 mi); southeast toward Martinsville, VA (105 mi); south toward Lewisville, NC (124 mi); southwest toward Bristol, TN (102 mi); and northwest toward Portsmouth, OH (117 mi).
Who serves Beckley?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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.
Beckley's last tracked outage began Sep 28, peaked at 37 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Sep 28 — 37 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 23 — 70 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 21 — 567 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 12 — 187 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Raleigh County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.8 hr. The full record for Raleigh County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Beckley, 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 Beckley's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Beckley, WV?
To check your own street, search a Beckley ZIP code — 25801 or 25802 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Beckley specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Beckley we have the city-level view: Appalachian Power has published outages for Beckley under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Beckley is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Raleigh County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Beckley.
