Is the power out in 25140?
Live answer for ZIP 25140 (unincorporated area; Raleigh County), from Appalachian Power, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 25140
No. The utility reports no outages in 25140 right now.
Outage map
ZIP 25140Raleigh 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25007 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 257 | 0.00% |
| 25062 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 106 | 0.00% |
| 25180 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 41 | 0.00% |
| 25174 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 185 | 0.00% |
| 25817 | Bolt | 0 | 255 | 0.00% |
| 25839 | Bolt | 0 | 473 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Raleigh County, which includes 25140
2014–2025 recordRaleigh County averaged 73.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most West Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 77. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.9 days, starting January 6, 2025.
The largest on record began July 8, 2016, with 22,865 customers out at once.
73.7significant 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.3 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.5.7 dayslongest on record (November 2018)
22,865most 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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| July 8, 2016 | 22,865 | 4.6 days | 756,612 |
| September 27, 2024 | 10,250 | 4.1 days | 359,042 |
| November 15, 2018 | 9,517 | 5.7 days | 493,341 |
| March 26, 2019 | 8,625 | 22 hours | 57,790 |
| January 6, 2025 | 7,555 | 2.9 days | 130,730 |
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
Report it to your utility
- Appalachian Power: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
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