Power Outages in Cumberland County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Fayetteville Public Works Commission and Lumbee River Elec Member Corp in Cumberland County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Cumberland County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cumberland County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/cumberland-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Fayetteville Public Works Commission and Lumbee River Elec Member Corp in Cumberland County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
38%of this county's ~149,970 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 33,810 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 22,440 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fayetteville Public Works Commission | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Fayetteville Public Works Commission and Lumbee River Elec Member Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cumberland Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28314 | 406 | 12 | 277 | ≤11 |
| 28304 | 350 | ≤11 | 245 | ≤11 |
| 28306 | 328 | ≤11 | 236 | ≤11 |
| 28348 | 327 | 13 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 28311 | 277 | ≤11 | 181 | ≤11 |
| 28303 | 270 | ≤11 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 28312 | 230 | ≤11 | 163 | ≤11 |
| 28301 | 215 | ≤11 | 145 | 0 |
| 28391 | 78 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 28356 | 61 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 28305 | 59 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 28395 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 28307 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cumberland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cumberland County right now.
Cumberland County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Dense Fog 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 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 748 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Fayettevilleno outage reported
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.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.9 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Cumberland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cumberland County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Fayetteville Public Works Commission12.1¢75,618 cust
- Lumbee River Elec Member Corp14.3¢65,422 cust
- South River Elec Member Corp14.6¢46,422 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
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, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), 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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Fayetteville Public Works Commission | 1.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| South River Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37051 and /api/v1/counties/37051/history.