When will the power be back in Belmont, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Belmont is a city of about 16,044 residents in Gaston County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Belmont by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Belmont 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 Belmont:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Belmont: the closest other places we track are Mount Holly, about 7 miles to the north; Gastonia, about 8 miles to the west; Charlotte, about 12 miles to the east; and Pineville, about 13 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Fort Mill, SC (16 mi S); Huntersville (16 mi NE); Cornelius (20 mi NE); Rock Hill, SC (20 mi S); Matthews (20 mi E); Lincolnton (21 mi NW); Mint Hill (22 mi E); and Harrisburg (23 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Newton (32 mi); northeast toward Concord (26 mi); east toward Pinehurst (89 mi); southeast toward Indian Trail (25 mi); south toward Columbia, SC (82 mi); southwest toward Simpsonville, SC (77 mi); west toward Shelby (29 mi); and northwest toward Hickory (39 mi).
Who serves Belmont?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC and EnergyUnited EMC in Gaston County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Gastonia, York Electric Cooperative, City of Kings Mountain and 2 others also serve parts of Gaston 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.
Belmont's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 78 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 29 — 78 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 20 — 325 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 16 — 1,419 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Sep 12 — 49 customers out, restored in 6 hours
County context: across all of Gaston County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.5 hr. The full record for Gaston County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Belmont, 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 Belmont's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Belmont, NC?
To check your own street, search a Belmont ZIP code — 28012 — and the map opens on that area.
