Power Outages in Polk County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Polk County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.7 hours.
Polk County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Polk County right now.
Polk County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
Hardest-hit cities in Polk 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 Polk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Polk County went about 24.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,366 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 17,366 customers out) · decade average 78.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 318 | 1,359 | 8.2 |
| 2016 | 335 | 2,964 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 361 | 3,302 | 30.7 |
| 2018 | 378 | 7,675 | 82.8 |
| 2019 | 453 | 4,593 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | 474 | 10,904 | 100.5 |
| 2021 | 473 | 3,498 | 16.5 |
| 2022 | 460 | 3,132 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 414 | 3,098 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | 473 | 17,366 | 537.0 |
| 2025 | 488 | 4,869 | 24.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 78.1 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 Polk County: FAQ
- How often does Polk County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Polk County, NC logged 488 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Polk County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,366 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 18d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Polk County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 16 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Polk County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Polk County.
28722, 28756, 28773, 28782
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 ✓ | — |
| RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37149 and /api/v1/counties/37149/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .