When will the power be back in Parkersburg, WV?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Parkersburg is a city of about 28,834 residents in Wood County.
FirstEnergy WV has reported outages for Parkersburg by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Parkersburg: the closest other places we track are Vienna, about 4 miles to the north; Marietta, OH, about 12 miles to the northeast; Cambridge, OH, about 53 miles to the north; and Zanesville, OH, about 54 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Charleston (63 mi S); South Charleston (65 mi S); Lancaster, OH (65 mi NW); Clarksburg (65 mi E); Heath, OH (71 mi NW); Newark, OH (73 mi NW); Fairmont (76 mi E); and Huntington (76 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward New Philadelphia, OH (85 mi); northeast toward Steubenville, OH (90 mi); east toward Morgantown (89 mi); south toward Beckley (104 mi); southwest toward Ironton, OH (79 mi); west toward Chillicothe, OH (78 mi); and northwest toward Canal Winchester, OH (79 mi).
Who serves Parkersburg?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy WV in Wood County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Parkersburg's last tracked outage began Oct 4, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes.
- Oct 4 — 28 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Oct 2 — 1,613 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Sep 29 — 30 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 26 — 59 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
County context: across all of Wood County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Wood County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 50 minutes — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Parkersburg, WV?
To check your own street, search a Parkersburg ZIP code — 26101, 26102, 26103, 26104 or 26106 — and the map opens on that area.
