Is the power out in 26562?
Live answer for ZIP 26562 (unincorporated area; Wetzel County), from Mon Power, updated every 10 minutes.
Right now in 26562
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Wetzel County as a whole has 0 customers without power.
Outage map
ZIP 26562Wetzel CountyMon 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26575 | Hundred | – | – | – |
| 26581 | Littleton | 0 | 7 | 0.00% |
| 26437 | Smithfield | – | – | – |
| 26419 | Pine Grove | – | – | – |
| 26348 | Unincorporated area | – | – | – |
| 26377 | Jacksonburg | – | – | – |
Outage history in Wetzel County, which includes 26562
2014–2025 recordWetzel County averaged 45.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for West Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 46. Half were over within 4 hours; the longest lasted 3 days, starting April 20, 2025.
The largest on record began March 5, 2015, with 8,502 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in June.
45.7significant 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.3.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.4 dayslongest on record (March 2015)
8,502most 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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| March 5, 2015 | 8,502 | 6.4 days | 353,520 |
| July 19, 2017 | 4,116 | 3 hours | 11,319 |
| July 7, 2017 | 3,320 | 2.5 days | 91,205 |
| November 27, 2022 | 3,108 | 9 hours | 5,394 |
| March 25, 2023 | 3,044 | 2.4 days | 45,661 |
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
- 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.