When will the power be back in Gastonia, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Gastonia is a city of about 85,535 residents in Gaston County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Gastonia by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Gastonia 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 Gastonia:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Gastonia: the closest other places we track are Belmont, about 8 miles to the east; Mount Holly, about 11 miles to the northeast; Lincolnton, about 16 miles to the north; and Pineville, about 20 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Charlotte (20 mi E); Shelby (20 mi W); Huntersville (21 mi NE); Fort Mill, SC (22 mi SE); Cornelius (23 mi NE); Rock Hill, SC (23 mi SE); Matthews (28 mi E); and Newton (29 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Hickory (35 mi); northeast toward Mooresville (31 mi); east toward Mint Hill (31 mi); southeast toward Waxhaw (33 mi); south toward Columbia, SC (85 mi); southwest toward Gaffney, SC (29 mi); west toward Hendersonville (72 mi); and northwest toward Morganton (45 mi).
Who serves Gastonia?
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.
Gastonia's last tracked outage began Oct 8, peaked at 44 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours.
- Oct 8 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 30 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 24 — 287 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Sep 18 — 156 customers out, restored in 7 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 Gastonia, 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 Gastonia's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 5 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Gastonia, NC?
To check your own street, search a Gastonia ZIP code — 28052, 28053, 28054, 28055 or 28056 — and the map opens on that area.
