Power Outages in Edgecombe County, NC
Is there a power outage in Edgecombe County, NC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Town of Tarboro - (NC) in Edgecombe County, NC. City of Rocky Mount - (NC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of MacClesfield - (NC), Town of Pinetops - (NC) and Town of Sharpsburg - (NC).
Edgecombe County, NC is served by 10 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/edgecombe-county
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- October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Edgecombe County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/edgecombe-county
No active outages are reported by Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Town of Tarboro - (NC) in Edgecombe County.
City of Rocky Mount - (NC) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of MacClesfield - (NC), Town of Pinetops - (NC) and Town of Sharpsburg - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Edgecombe 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), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, City of Wilson - (NC), City of Rocky Mount - (NC), Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp, Town of Sharpsburg - (NC) and 3 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
31%of this county's ~38,432 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of MacClesfield - (NC), Town of Pinetops - (NC), Town of Sharpsburg - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Rocky Mount - (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Live · county | 0 | 7,769 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,440 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 1,555 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Rocky Mount - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Town of Tarboro - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Town of MacClesfield - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pinetops - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sharpsburg - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Town of Tarboro - (NC) 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 Edgecombe 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27886 | 272 | ≤11 | 199 | ≤11 |
| 27801 | 267 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 27864 | 68 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 27809 | 56 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 27852 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 27843 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 27881 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Edgecombe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Edgecombe County right now.
Edgecombe County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Edgecombe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Edgecombe County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,195 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 1,391 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 151 | 1,326 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 172 | 1,391 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 168 | 1,387 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 196 | 1,343 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 194 | 2,503 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 351 | 2,178 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 423 | 752 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 440 | 4,152 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 452 | 4,195 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 491 | 2,616 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 568 | 2,994 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Edgecombe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Edgecombe 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
- City of Wilson - (NC)12.8¢32,472 cust
- City of Rocky Mount - (NC)13.2¢24,395 cust
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M C16.5¢10,810 cust
- Town of Tarboro - (NC)13.9¢5,520 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 high winds exposure · 2.2 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 Edgecombe County: FAQ
- How often does Edgecombe County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Edgecombe County, NC logged 568 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Edgecombe County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,195 customers without power, beginning May 22, 2023 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Edgecombe County, NC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Town of Tarboro - (NC) in Edgecombe County, NC. City of Rocky Mount - (NC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of MacClesfield - (NC), Town of Pinetops - (NC) and Town of Sharpsburg - (NC).
- Which utilities serve Edgecombe County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Edgecombe County.
27801, 27809, 27815, 27819, 27843, 27852, 27864, 27881, 27886
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 Edgecombe 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 | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Rocky Mount - (NC) | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Sharpsburg - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Tarboro - (NC) | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Pinetops - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of MacClesfield - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
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/37065 and /api/v1/counties/37065/history.