Power Outages in Sampson County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Sampson County, NC across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp, South River Elec Member Corp and Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Sampson County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/sampson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sampson County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/sampson-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~59,735 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp, South River Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sampson 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28328 | 304 | ≤11 | 224 | ≤11 |
| 28334 | 279 | ≤11 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 28382 | 94 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 28318 | 68 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 28366 | 57 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 28441 | 46 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 28385 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 28341 | 37 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 28444 | 33 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 28344 | 27 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 28393 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Sampson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sampson County right now.
Sampson County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Sampson County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 294 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 681 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,352 customers out (4.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sampson 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 Sampson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sampson County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,420 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 19,420 customers out) · decade average 20.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 668 | 12,814 | 10.3 |
| 2016 | 696 | 19,420 | 88.1 |
| 2017 | 536 | 4,269 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 677 | 19,420 | 71.8 |
| 2019 | 712 | 14,896 | 16.6 |
| 2020 | 788 | 7,826 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 703 | 9,347 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 725 | 10,488 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 748 | 4,659 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 765 | 2,882 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 765 | 1,694 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Sampson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sampson 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.
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- South River Elec Member Corp14.6¢46,422 cust
- Four County Elec Member Corp15.1¢31,222 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)13.3¢22,887 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 High hurricanes exposure · 20.7 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 Sampson County: FAQ
- How often does Sampson County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sampson County, NC logged 765 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sampson County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,420 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 7d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Sampson County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Sampson County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp, South River Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sampson County.
28318, 28328, 28334, 28341, 28344, 28366, 28382, 28385, 28393, 28441, 28444
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| South River Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
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/37163 and /api/v1/counties/37163/history. Live data as of .