Power outages in Wyoming County, WV

Live outage counts for Oceana, Mullens and Pineville and the rest of Wyoming County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 10,108 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Appalachian Power0 / 10,108
Black Diamond Power Cono live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAppalachian Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

0 of 36 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
24716Bud01910.00%
24719Covel0710.00%
24726Bud / Pineville03320.00%
24736Matoaka04200.00%
24801Welch01,9020.00%
24818Brenton05710.00%
24822Unincorporated area05600.00%
24823Unincorporated area01510.00%
24827Unincorporated area04730.00%
24834Unincorporated area01700.00%
24839Unincorporated area03350.00%
24845Unincorporated area02970.00%
24847Itmann01170.00%
24849Matheny01440.00%
24854Kopperston04080.00%

Outage history in Wyoming County

2014–2025 record

Wyoming County averaged 56.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for West Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 74. Half were over within 4.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.8 days, starting January 6, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 6,263 customers out at once.

56.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
4 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
8.4 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
6,263most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 27, 20246,2638.4 days285,836
March 1, 20175,5034.5 days140,997
May 29, 20194,07531 hours61,431
May 26, 20243,6463.2 days102,723
October 3, 20173,5233.5 hours9,739

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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Food safety

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  • 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.

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