Is the power out in 24228?

Live answer for ZIP 24228 (Clintwood 2% of the ZIP; Dickenson County), from Appalachian Power and LG&E and KU, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 24228

Yes. 7 homes and businesses are without power.

0.18% of 3,861 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 24228Dickenson CountyAppalachian Power and LG&E and KU 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.
24226	Clinchco	0	815	0.00%
24269	Unincorporated area	0	143	0.00%
24256	Haysi	fewer than 5	1,742	0.17%
24272	Dante	0	360	0.00%
24220	Haysi	0	352	0.00%
24237	Dante	0	715	0.00%

Outage history in Dickenson County, which includes 24228

2014–2025 record

Dickenson County averaged 56 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 71. Half were over within 4.5 hours; the longest lasted 4 days, starting February 15, 2025.

The largest on record began September 26, 2024, with 3,853 customers out at once.

56significant 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.

4 hourstypical (median) length

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

9.8 dayslongest on record (September 2024)

3,853most 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.
September 26, 2024	3,853	9.8 days	338,128
May 16, 2023	3,403	4 days	90,140
April 12, 2020	2,148	1.9 days	40,590
June 17, 2022	2,072	3.2 days	70,917
January 13, 2018	2,005	4 hours	7,412

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

Appalachian Power: outage map and reporting
LG&E and KU: 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.