Power Outages in Jones County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Jones County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.6 hours.
Jones County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Jones County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Jones County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Jones County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jones County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,323 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,309 customers out) · decade average 39.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 129 | 1,524 | 8.5 |
| 2016 | 238 | 3,457 | 41.8 |
| 2017 | 219 | 1,549 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 268 | 4,309 | 278.1 |
| 2019 | 235 | 2,489 | 21.3 |
| 2020 | 351 | 4,323 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 362 | 1,665 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 327 | 1,644 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 294 | 1,574 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 290 | 1,195 | 12.5 |
| 2025 | 370 | 2,321 | 7.6 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 39.7 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 Jones County: FAQ
- How often does Jones County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jones County, NC logged 370 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jones County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,323 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 1d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Jones County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jones County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jones County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, JONES-ONSLOW ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jones County.
28573, 28585
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 ✓ | — |
| JONES-ONSLOW ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37103 and /api/v1/counties/37103/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).