Power Outages in Pitt County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pitt County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Pitt County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pitt County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Pitt County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pitt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Greenvilleno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pitt County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,397 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 23,397 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98 | 385 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 112 | 2,907 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 117 | 586 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 196 | 1,861 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 194 | 1,430 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 500 | 763 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 474 | 2,381 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 426 | 3,775 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 507 | 6,013 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 439 | 20,438 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 505 | 23,397 | 5.1 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Pitt County: FAQ
- How often does Pitt County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pitt County, NC logged 505 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pitt County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,397 customers without power, beginning June 5, 2025 and lasting about 14h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Pitt County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pitt County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pitt County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Greenville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Pitt County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pitt County.
27812, 27827, 27828, 27829, 27834, 27837, 27858, 27879, 27884, 28513, 28530, 28590
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37147 and /api/v1/counties/37147/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).