Is the power out in 22902?

Live answer for ZIP 22902 (Charlottesville 4% of the ZIP; Albemarle County), from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 22902

No. The utility reports no outages in 22902 right now.

0.00% of 99 customers

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Updated 8 min ago

We 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.

Outage map

ZIP 22902Albemarle CountyDominion Energy and Appalachian Power publish totals only, not outage locations.

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.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
22946	Unincorporated area	0	87	0.00%
22959	North Garden	0	823	0.00%
22903	Charlottesville / University of Virginia	0	7	0.00%
22937	Esmont	0	699	0.00%
22904	University of Virginia	–	–	–
22931	Unincorporated area	0	210	0.00%

Outage history in Albemarle County, which includes 22902

2014–2025 record

Albemarle County averaged 57.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 55. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 1.7 days, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began January 3, 2022, with 36,322 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

57.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

6.5 dayslongest on record (January 2022)

36,322most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
January 3, 2022	36,322	6.5 days	2,374,230
February 16, 2025	25,027	1.7 days	237,008
May 27, 2024	21,750	20 hours	137,283
March 2, 2018	20,213	4.7 days	982,932
June 2, 2022	17,443	23 hours	104,307

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

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
Appalachian Power: 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.