When will the power be back in Kernersville, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Kernersville is a town of about 28,760 residents in Forsyth County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Kernersville by name, so this page reports the Forsyth County county-wide view, which covers Kernersville. If a serving utility does name Kernersville during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Kernersville:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Kernersville: the closest other places we track are Winston-Salem, about 10 miles to the west; Summerfield, about 12 miles to the northeast; Greensboro, about 14 miles to the east; and Thomasville, about 16 miles to the south. Also nearby: Clemmons (18 mi W), Lewisville (19 mi W), Lexington (24 mi SW), Reidsville (28 mi NE), Asheboro (32 mi SE), Burlington (34 mi E), Salisbury (38 mi SW) and Graham (39 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Christiansburg, VA (74 mi); east toward Carrboro (57 mi); southeast toward Sanford (66 mi); south toward Monroe (81 mi); southwest toward Statesville (49 mi); west toward Hickory (74 mi); and northwest toward Mount Airy (41 mi).
Who serves Kernersville?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, EnergyUnited EMC and Surry-Yadkin EMC in Forsyth County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of High Point also serves parts of Forsyth County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Kernersville's last tracked outage began Sep 7, peaked at 58 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 7 — 58 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 17 — 28 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Aug 17 — 119 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Forsyth County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Forsyth County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Kernersville, 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 Kernersville's own record: across the 3 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 Kernersville, NC?
To check your own street, search a Kernersville ZIP code — 27284 or 27285 — and the map opens on that area.
