Power Outages in Cumberland County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cumberland County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Cumberland County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cumberland County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Cumberland County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Cumberland County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 752 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Cumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Fayettevilleno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cumberland County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,970 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 30,039 customers out) · decade average 5.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 866 | 6,986 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 914 | 30,039 | 22.0 |
| 2017 | 826 | 5,199 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 990 | 35,970 | 20.8 |
| 2019 | 990 | 12,194 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 960 | 4,820 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 946 | 7,165 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 919 | 17,378 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 816 | 7,525 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 891 | 6,663 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 922 | 18,663 | 1.9 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 5.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Cumberland County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cumberland County, NC logged 922 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cumberland County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,970 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 10d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cumberland County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cumberland County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, LUMBEE RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP, SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Fayetteville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cumberland County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cumberland County.
28301, 28303, 28304, 28305, 28306, 28307, 28308, 28310, 28311, 28312, 28314, 28331, 28342, 28348, 28356, 28391, 28395
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 ✓ | — |
| SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| LUMBEE RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37051 and /api/v1/counties/37051/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).