Power Outages in Duplin County, NC
Is there a power outage in Duplin County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Duplin County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Duplin County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/duplin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Duplin County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/duplin-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
Report an outage in Duplin County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Duke Energy and Four County Elec Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
66%of this county's ~32,268 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 | 12,900 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Live · county | 2 | 8,441 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp and Jones-Onslow 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 Duplin 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28365 | 164 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 28466 | 108 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 28458 | 93 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 28398 | 92 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 28518 | 90 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 28572 | 64 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 28349 | 50 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 28521 | 33 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 28453 | 31 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 28464 | 30 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 28508 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28325 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Duplin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Duplin County right now.
Duplin County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
Latest Duplin County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 213 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 152 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 356 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 101 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Duplin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Duplin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Duplin County went about 15.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,258 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 15.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,258 customers out) · decade average 27.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 407 | 2,141 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 451 | 9,258 | 63.7 |
| 2017 | 413 | 1,434 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 426 | 9,258 | 129.8 |
| 2019 | 529 | 8,689 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | 696 | 6,113 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | 650 | 5,627 | 13.0 |
| 2022 | 754 | 6,716 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 734 | 2,747 | 11.4 |
| 2024 | 684 | 3,583 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 707 | 4,442 | 15.6 |
Cost of power in Duplin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Duplin 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
- Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp13.4¢81,070 cust
- Four County Elec Member Corp15.1¢31,222 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)13.3¢22,887 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 27.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Duplin County: FAQ
- How often does Duplin County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Duplin County, NC logged 707 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Duplin County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,258 customers without power, beginning September 13, 2018 and lasting about 1d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Duplin County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Duplin County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Duplin County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp, Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Duplin County.
28325, 28349, 28365, 28398, 28453, 28458, 28464, 28466, 28508, 28518, 28521, 28572
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Duplin County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | 1.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Four County 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/37061 and /api/v1/counties/37061/history. Live data as of .