When will the power be back in Elon, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Elon is a town of about 11,282 residents in Alamance County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Elon by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Elon is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Elon:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Elon: the closest other places we track are Burlington, about 3 miles to the southeast; Graham, about 7 miles to the southeast; Mebane, about 13 miles to the east; and Greensboro, about 18 miles to the west. Also nearby: Reidsville (19 mi NW), Summerfield (23 mi W), Carrboro (27 mi SE), High Point (28 mi W), Archdale (29 mi SW), Chapel Hill (29 mi SE), Eden (31 mi NW) and Kernersville (32 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Danville, VA (34 mi); east toward Durham (35 mi); southeast toward Morrisville (42 mi); south toward Pinehurst (63 mi); southwest toward Asheboro (32 mi); west toward Winston-Salem (42 mi); and northwest toward Martinsville, VA (45 mi).
Who serves Elon?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Piedmont EMC ↗ and NC Electric Cooperatives in Alamance County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Elon's last tracked outage began Aug 26, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Aug 26 — 30 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 22 — 955 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Alamance County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Alamance County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Elon, NC?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Elon's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Elon, NC?
To check your own street, search an Elon ZIP code — 27244 — and the map opens on that area.
