When will the power be back in Hickory, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Hickory is a city of about 45,081 residents in Catawba County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Hickory by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Hickory 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 Hickory:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Hickory: the closest other places we track are Newton, about 7 miles to the southeast; Lenoir, about 16 miles to the northwest; Lincolnton, about 19 miles to the south; and Morganton, about 21 miles to the west. Also nearby: Statesville (26 mi E), Mooresville (30 mi E), Cornelius (31 mi SE), Shelby (33 mi S), Huntersville (34 mi SE), Mount Holly (34 mi SE), Gastonia (35 mi S) and Belmont (39 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Lewisville (57 mi); east toward Salisbury (47 mi); southeast toward Concord (45 mi); south toward Rock Hill, SC (58 mi); southwest toward Gaffney, SC (50 mi); west toward Asheville (70 mi); and northwest toward Bristol, TN (75 mi).
Who serves Hickory?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, EnergyUnited EMC and Rutherford EMC in Catawba County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Newton and Town of Maiden also serve parts of Catawba 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.
Hickory's last tracked outage began Sep 18, peaked at 77 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.
- Sep 18 — 77 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 11 — 87 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 28 — 164 customers out, restored in 11 hours
- Aug 17 — 593 customers out, restored in 17 hours
County context: across all of Catawba County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Catawba County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Hickory, 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 Hickory's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Hickory, NC?
To check your own street, search a Hickory ZIP code — 28601, 28602 or 28603 — and the map opens on that area.
