When will the power be back in Johnston County, NC?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · North Carolina
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customer reported out in Johnston County, NC
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (Duke Energy Carolinas): Oct 4, 4:15 AM EDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~3 hr, based on 955 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:30 PM EDT.
11county-wide trend of customers without power · last 8 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
⚡ No power in Johnston, NC? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Duke Energy Carolinas, Wake Electric Membership Corp and Tri-County EMC, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Town of Clayton, Town of Smithfield, Town of Selma and 1 other also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Outage history — Johnston County, NC
Last significant outage: Oct 1, 2026 — peaked at 916 customers, restored in ~1.8 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 24 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 6.3 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 10, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Johnston County, NC
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
955 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 8 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~3.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~39,337 customers out in October 2016, restored after about 4 days. The busiest year on record here was 2022.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in Johnston County include Clayton, Smithfield, Selma, Archer Lodge, Benson, Wilson's Mills, Four Oaks and Pine Level. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Johnston County, NC?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Johnston include Duke Energy Carolinas, Wake Electric Membership Corp, Tri-County EMC and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
