When will the power be back in Newton, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Newton is a city of about 13,571 residents in Catawba County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Newton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-29) — so when Newton 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 Newton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Newton: the closest other places we track are Hickory, about 7 miles to the northwest; Lincolnton, about 13 miles to the south; Statesville, about 22 miles to the east; and Mooresville, about 23 miles to the east. Also nearby: Lenoir (24 mi NW), Cornelius (24 mi SE), Morganton (27 mi W), Huntersville (27 mi SE), Mount Holly (27 mi SE), Gastonia (29 mi S), Shelby (31 mi SW) and Belmont (32 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Blacksburg, VA (117 mi); northeast toward Clemmons (54 mi); east toward Salisbury (42 mi); southeast toward Concord (38 mi); south toward Fort Mill, SC (48 mi); southwest toward Gaffney, SC (47 mi); west toward Hendersonville (73 mi); and northwest toward Bristol, TN (83 mi).
Who serves Newton?
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.
Newton's last tracked outage began Sep 19, peaked at 55 customers out, and was restored in 10 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 19 — 55 customers out, restored in 10 hours
- Sep 2 — 28 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 20 — 349 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 18 — 29 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
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 Newton, 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 Newton's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Newton, NC?
To check your own street, search a Newton ZIP code — 28658 — and the map opens on that area.
