When will the power be back in Greensboro, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Greensboro is a city of about 307,381 residents in Guilford County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Greensboro by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Greensboro 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 Greensboro:
+ 16 more ZIP codes in Greensboro
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Greensboro: the closest other places we track are Summerfield, about 8 miles to the northwest; Kernersville, about 14 miles to the west; Reidsville, about 19 miles to the northeast; and Burlington, about 20 miles to the east. Also nearby: Thomasville (21 mi SW), Winston-Salem (24 mi W), Graham (25 mi E), Asheboro (27 mi S), Clemmons (32 mi W), Lexington (33 mi SW), Lewisville (33 mi W) and Carrboro (43 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Cary (60 mi); southeast toward Sanford (55 mi); south toward Pinehurst (65 mi); southwest toward Salisbury (48 mi); west toward Statesville (62 mi); and northwest toward Mount Airy (53 mi).
Who serves Greensboro?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas and EnergyUnited EMC in Guilford 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 Guilford 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.
Greensboro's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 57 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 6 — 57 customers out, restored in an hour
- Oct 5 — 749 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Oct 4 — 33 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Oct 2 — 108 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Guilford County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5 hr. The full record for Guilford County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Greensboro, 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 Greensboro'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 Greensboro, NC?
To check your own street, search a Greensboro ZIP code — 27401, 27402, 27403, 27404, 27405, 27406 or any of the other 22 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Greensboro specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Greensboro we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Greensboro under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Greensboro is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Guilford County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Greensboro.
