Power Outages in Pamlico County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pamlico County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.9 hours.
Pamlico County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pamlico County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Pamlico County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pamlico County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pamlico County went about 16.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,719 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 10,719 customers out) · decade average 93.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 1,404 | 8.5 |
| 2016 | 158 | 3,035 | 70.4 |
| 2017 | 228 | 1,371 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 463 | 10,719 | 603.8 |
| 2019 | 376 | 7,395 | 148.5 |
| 2020 | 322 | 4,457 | 43.5 |
| 2021 | 335 | 1,290 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 390 | 5,489 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 365 | 2,825 | 50.9 |
| 2024 | 299 | 2,797 | 34.0 |
| 2025 | 354 | 2,825 | 16.9 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 93.4 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 Pamlico County: FAQ
- How often does Pamlico County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pamlico County, NC logged 354 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pamlico County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,719 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 13d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Pamlico County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pamlico County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pamlico County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pamlico County.
28509, 28510, 28515, 28529, 28537, 28552, 28556, 28571, 28587
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 ✓ | — |
| TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37137 and /api/v1/counties/37137/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).