Power Outages in Hertford County, NC
Is there a power outage in Hertford County, NC right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Hertford County, NC.
Hertford County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hertford County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/hertford-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Hertford County.
Report an outage in Hertford 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 Roanoke Electric Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
52%of this county's ~17,257 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 8,916 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric 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 Hertford 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27910 | 118 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 27855 | 53 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 27818 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 27922 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 27986 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27942 | ≤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 Hertford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hertford County right now.
Hertford County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Hertford County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 319 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 333 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hertford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hertford County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,655 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,964 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 344 | 1,494 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 405 | 1,934 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 364 | 1,953 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 432 | 5,655 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 450 | 4,203 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 510 | 4,964 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | 434 | 1,034 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 330 | 1,355 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 303 | 2,405 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 349 | 2,380 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 497 | 1,493 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Hertford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hertford 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Roanoke Electric Member Corp20.7¢12,045 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 · 3.6 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 Hertford County: FAQ
- How often does Hertford County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hertford County, NC logged 497 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hertford County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,655 customers without power, beginning June 25, 2018 and lasting about 23h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hertford County, NC right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Hertford County, NC.
- Which utilities serve Hertford County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Roanoke Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hertford County.
27818, 27855, 27910, 27922, 27942, 27986
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 Hertford County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/37091 and /api/v1/counties/37091/history.