Power Outages in Craven County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Craven County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Craven County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Craven County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Craven County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Craven County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Craven County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,735 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 17,546 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 435 | 7,186 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 448 | 12,191 | 18.0 |
| 2017 | 464 | 3,286 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 583 | 17,546 | 58.0 |
| 2019 | 589 | 19,061 | 10.4 |
| 2020 | 690 | 16,107 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | 685 | 3,653 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 734 | 9,538 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 792 | 13,384 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 764 | 20,735 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 757 | 5,732 | 4.2 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Craven County: FAQ
- How often does Craven County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Craven County, NC logged 757 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Craven County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,735 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2024 and lasting about 1d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Craven County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Craven County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Craven County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include CARTERET-CRAVEN EL MEMBER CORP, Duke Energy, TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Craven County.
28519, 28523, 28526, 28527, 28532, 28533, 28560, 28562, 28586
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| CARTERET-CRAVEN EL MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37049 and /api/v1/counties/37049/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).