Power outages in Falls Church city, VA
Live outage counts for Falls Church and the rest of Falls Church city, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Dominion Energy0 / 7,593
Outage map
County outlineDominion Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outage history in Falls Church city
2014–2025 recordFalls Church city averaged 13 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 16. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 29 hours, starting June 19, 2025.
The largest on record began August 10, 2021, with 5,829 customers out at once.
13significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.2.7 dayslongest on record (March 2018)
5,829most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| August 10, 2021 | 5,829 | 27 hours | 47,517 |
| November 24, 2020 | 3,257 | 1 hour | 2,948 |
| November 23, 2020 | 3,251 | 3 hours | 2,707 |
| April 22, 2023 | 3,238 | 18 hours | 16,964 |
| September 8, 2023 | 3,227 | 1 hour | 1,721 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Dominion Energy: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.