Is the power out in 24322?
Live answer for ZIP 24322 (unincorporated area; Wythe County), from Appalachian Power, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 24322
No. The utility reports no outages in 24322 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 24322Wythe CountyAppalachian Power 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.Neighboring ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24374 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 422 | 0.00% |
| 24350 | Ivanhoe | 0 | 827 | 0.00% |
| 24323 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 446 | 0.00% |
| 24382 | Wytheville / Fort Chiswell | fewer than 5 | 8,992 | 0.03% |
| 24368 | Rural Retreat / Atkins | fewer than 5 | 2,791 | 0.11% |
| 24360 | Fort Chiswell / Max Meadows | 0 | 3,283 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Wythe County, which includes 24322
2014–2025 recordWythe County averaged 35 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 31. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.5 days, starting February 12, 2025.
The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 10,068 customers out at once.
35significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.6 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
10,068most 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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| September 27, 2024 | 10,068 | 6.6 days | 606,736 |
| March 24, 2018 | 9,625 | 5 days | 541,560 |
| January 28, 2021 | 6,775 | 1.6 days | 74,515 |
| April 15, 2025 | 4,767 | 2.5 hours | 9,354 |
| December 23, 2022 | 4,196 | 2.3 days | 52,849 |
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
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- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
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Generators, heat and cold
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