Power Outages in Tyrrell County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Tyrrell County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.2 hours.
Tyrrell County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/tyrrell-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tyrrell County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/tyrrell-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Tyrrell County.
100%of this county's ~2,419 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,475 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery 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 Tyrrell 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27925 | 44 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤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 Tyrrell County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Tyrrell County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Tyrrell County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 553 customers out (22% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tyrrell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tyrrell County went about 7.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,979 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 7.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 1,979 customers out) · decade average 17.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | 154 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 147 | 1,979 | 63.0 |
| 2017 | 107 | 1,979 | 26.8 |
| 2018 | 131 | 456 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 130 | 1,979 | 46.6 |
| 2020 | 136 | 1,871 | 14.4 |
| 2021 | 126 | 1,979 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 127 | 983 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 113 | 640 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 115 | 1,261 | 9.2 |
| 2025 | 133 | 1,660 | 7.2 |
Cost of power in Tyrrell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tyrrell 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 17.1 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 Tyrrell County: FAQ
- How often does Tyrrell County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tyrrell County, NC logged 133 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tyrrell County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,979 customers without power, beginning January 7, 2017 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Tyrrell County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tyrrell County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tyrrell County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tyrrell County.
27925
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/37177 and /api/v1/counties/37177/history.