When will the power be back in Morganton, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Morganton is a city of about 17,825 residents in Burke County.
Rutherford EMC has reported outages for Morganton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Morganton 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 Morganton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Morganton: the closest other places we track are Lenoir, about 15 miles to the northeast; Hickory, about 21 miles to the east; Newton, about 27 miles to the east; and Lincolnton, about 32 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Shelby (32 mi S); Gastonia (45 mi SE); Gaffney, SC (46 mi S); Statesville (47 mi E); Mount Holly (49 mi SE); Asheville (49 mi W); Cornelius (50 mi E); and Mooresville (50 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Beckley, WV (144 mi); northeast toward Mount Airy (80 mi); east toward Concord (64 mi); southeast toward Belmont (52 mi); south toward Lexington, SC (124 mi); southwest toward Hendersonville (51 mi); west toward Waynesville (75 mi); and northwest toward Bristol, TN (63 mi).
Who serves Morganton?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC and Tennessee Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Burke County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Morganton and Town of Drexel also serve parts of Burke County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Morganton's last tracked outage began Sep 19, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 19 — 28 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 15 — 39 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Sep 5 — 71 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 20 — 35 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Burke County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.5 hr. The full record for Burke County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Morganton, 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 Morganton's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Morganton, NC?
To check your own street, search a Morganton ZIP code — 28655 or 28680 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Morganton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Morganton we have the city-level view: Rutherford EMC has published outages for Morganton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Morganton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Burke County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Morganton.
