Is the power out in 24574?

Live answer for ZIP 24574 (unincorporated area; Amherst County), from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 24574

No. The utility reports no outages in 24574 right now.

0.00% of 2,160 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 24574Amherst 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.
24521	Amherst	0	4,749	0.00%
24595	Unincorporated area	0	15	0.00%
24572	Madison Heights	5	8,422	0.06%

Outage history in Amherst County, which includes 24574

2014–2025 record

Amherst County averaged 47.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 39. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 2.5 days, starting January 6, 2025.

The largest on record began June 17, 2022, with 8,180 customers out at once.

47.7significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

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

4.8 dayslongest on record (March 2018)

8,180most 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.
June 17, 2022	8,180	3 days	256,414
March 2, 2018	7,416	4.8 days	345,481
July 27, 2016	5,436	11 hours	25,347
July 21, 2019	5,322	2.1 days	56,570
May 4, 2021	5,286	2 days	139,376

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.