When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Roanoke Rapids, NC?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Halifax County, North Carolina
No significant county-wide outage reported in Halifax, NC right now.
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Elsewhere in North Carolina: 4,448 customers reported out — statewide status.
Updated 11:46 PM EDT.
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What we track for Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids is a city of about 14,573 residents in Halifax County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Roanoke Rapids by name, so this page reports the Halifax County county-wide view, which covers Roanoke Rapids. If a serving utility does name Roanoke Rapids during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Roanoke Rapids:

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Around Roanoke Rapids: the closest other places we track are Rocky Mount, about 34 miles to the south; Tarboro, about 38 miles to the south; Henderson, about 43 miles to the west; and Wilson, about 52 miles to the south. Also nearby: Petersburg, VA (54 mi N); Zebulon (56 mi SW); Rolesville (58 mi SW); Colonial Heights, VA (58 mi N); Wake Forest (59 mi SW); Suffolk, VA (59 mi E); Greenville (61 mi S); and Wendell (62 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Hopewell, VA (62 mi); northeast toward Newport News, VA (76 mi); east toward Chesapeake, VA (76 mi); south toward Winterville (65 mi); southwest toward Knightdale (65 mi); west toward Mebane (94 mi); and northwest toward Lynchburg, VA (108 mi).

Who serves Roanoke Rapids?

We track live outage data from NC Electric Cooperatives, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy Carolinas in Halifax County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Scotland Neck, Town of Enfield and Town of Hobgood also serve parts of Halifax County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see Dominion Energy outages across every state it serves and Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Halifax County, NC (covers Roanoke Rapids)
Last significant outage: Sep 11, 2026 — peaked at 238 customers, restored in ~30 min (no severe weather).
Across the 8 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.1 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 17, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Halifax County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Halifax County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Roanoke Rapids, NC?

To check your own street, search a Roanoke Rapids ZIP code — 27870 — and the map opens on that area.

Roanoke Rapids, NC — live power outage tracker