Power Outages in Surry County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp and Appalachian Power Co in Surry County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.5 hours.
Surry County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/surry-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Surry County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/surry-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp and Appalachian Power Co in Surry County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
86%of this county's ~47,914 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 26,199 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 14,956 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp and Appalachian Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Surry 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27030 | 721 | 21 | 568 | ≤11 |
| 28621 | 228 | ≤11 | 184 | 0 |
| 27017 | 179 | ≤11 | 142 | ≤11 |
| 27041 | 125 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 27043 | 93 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 28676 | 79 | ≤11 | 64 | 0 |
| 27007 | 47 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 27024 | 46 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 28683 | 36 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 27047 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 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 Surry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Surry County right now.
Surry County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×12
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Surry County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 275 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 920 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 239 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Surry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Surry County went about 13.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,853 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 13.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,853 customers out) · decade average 18.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 616 | 1,479 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 628 | 1,783 | 10.3 |
| 2017 | 542 | 1,861 | 10.1 |
| 2018 | 652 | 5,454 | 25.2 |
| 2019 | 688 | 3,135 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 808 | 2,582 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 821 | 4,104 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 803 | 4,216 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | 824 | 5,469 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | 813 | 10,853 | 59.3 |
| 2025 | 831 | 5,411 | 13.5 |
Cost of power in Surry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Surry 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 Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp17.5¢28,296 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 ice storms exposure · 18.1 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 Surry County: FAQ
- How often does Surry County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Surry County, NC logged 831 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Surry County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,853 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Surry County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Surry County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Surry County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Surry County.
27007, 27017, 27024, 27030, 27041, 27047, 28621, 28676, 28683
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp | 4.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/37171 and /api/v1/counties/37171/history.