When will the power be back in New Bern, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
New Bern is a city of about 34,218 residents in Craven County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for New Bern by name, so this page reports the Craven County county-wide view, which covers New Bern. If a serving utility does name New Bern during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in New Bern:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around New Bern: the closest other places we track are Havelock, about 16 miles to the southeast; Jacksonville, about 31 miles to the southwest; Kinston, about 32 miles to the northwest; and Winterville, about 35 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Greenville (38 mi NW), Goldsboro (54 mi W), Tarboro (62 mi NW), Wilson (65 mi NW), Rocky Mount (73 mi NW), Wilmington (77 mi SW), Smithfield (78 mi W) and Leland (82 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Roanoke Rapids (99 mi); northeast toward Elizabeth City (95 mi); southwest toward North Myrtle Beach, SC (128 mi); west toward Fuquay-Varina (102 mi); and northwest toward Zebulon (86 mi).
Who serves New Bern?
We track live outage data from NC Electric Cooperatives, Duke Energy Carolinas and New Bern Electric Department in Craven 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.
New Bern's last tracked outage began Sep 21, peaked at 1,133 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 21 — 1,133 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 13 — 35 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 2 — 78 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 29 — 41 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Craven County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Craven County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in New Bern, 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 New Bern's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in New Bern, NC?
To check your own street, search a New Bern ZIP code — 28560, 28561, 28562, 28563 or 28564 — and the map opens on that area.
