When will the power be back in Winston-Salem, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Winston-Salem is a city of about 255,769 residents in Forsyth County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Winston-Salem by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem:
+ 13 more ZIP codes in Winston-Salem
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Winston-Salem: the closest other places we track are Clemmons, about 9 miles to the southwest; Lewisville, about 9 miles to the west; Kernersville, about 10 miles to the east; and Thomasville, about 18 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Lexington (21 mi S), Summerfield (21 mi E), Greensboro (24 mi E), Salisbury (33 mi SW), Mount Airy (34 mi NW), Reidsville (37 mi NE), Asheboro (38 mi SE) and Statesville (41 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Christiansburg, VA (72 mi); east toward Burlington (44 mi); southeast toward Sanford (74 mi); south toward Harrisburg (59 mi); southwest toward Mooresville (48 mi); west toward Lenoir (72 mi); and northwest toward Beckley, WV (127 mi).
Who serves Winston-Salem?
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.
Winston-Salem's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 68 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 6 — 68 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 5 — 87 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Oct 2 — 37 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 30 — 54 customers out, restored in 7 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 Winston-Salem, 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 Winston-Salem's own record: across the 6 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 Winston-Salem, NC?
To check your own street, search a Winston-Salem ZIP code — 27101, 27102, 27103, 27104, 27105, 27106 or any of the other 19 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Winston-Salem specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Winston-Salem we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Winston-Salem under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Winston-Salem is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Forsyth County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Winston-Salem.
