Power Outages in Martin County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Martin County, NC across 5 reported incidents. City of Washington - (NC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Robersonville - (NC), Town of Hamilton - (NC) and Town of Oak City - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Martin County, NC is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/martin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Martin County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/martin-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Robersonville - (NC), Town of Hamilton - (NC) and Town of Oak City - (NC).
65%of this county's ~17,171 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Robersonville - (NC), Town of Hamilton - (NC), Town of Oak City - (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 Washington - (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 5 | 9,699 | 0.1% | - | 5 | - | |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Live · county | 0 | 1,455 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Washington - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Robersonville - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hamilton - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oak City - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Edgecombe-Martin County E M C and Halifax 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.
Active outages in Martin County5
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27892 | 201 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 27871 | 55 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 27846 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 27857 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27841 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27840 | ≤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 Martin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Martin County right now.
Martin County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Martin 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 Martin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Martin County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,474 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,801 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 212 | 3,623 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 314 | 4,801 | 15.2 |
| 2017 | 292 | 2,171 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 308 | 5,361 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 279 | 3,207 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 347 | 9,474 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | 389 | 3,278 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 392 | 2,508 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 422 | 3,194 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 384 | 2,535 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 406 | 1,947 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Martin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Martin 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
- City of Washington - (NC)13.0¢11,572 cust
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M C16.5¢10,810 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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Martin County: FAQ
- How often does Martin County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Martin County, NC logged 406 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Martin County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,474 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 2d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Martin County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Martin County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Martin County.
27825, 27840, 27841, 27846, 27857, 27861, 27871, 27892
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Washington - (NC) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Oak City - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Hamilton - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Robersonville - (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/37117 and /api/v1/counties/37117/history. Live data as of .