When will the power be back in Clayton, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Clayton is a town of about 31,732 residents in Johnston County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Clayton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-16) — so when Clayton 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 Clayton:
Clayton also extends into a neighboring county: 27528. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Clayton: the closest other places we track are Wendell, about 9 miles to the north; Garner, about 10 miles to the west; Knightdale, about 10 miles to the north; and Raleigh, about 16 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Rolesville (18 mi N), Holly Springs (22 mi W), Cary (23 mi W), Apex (25 mi W), Goldsboro (33 mi SE), Carrboro (40 mi NW), Sanford (43 mi W) and Spring Lake (45 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Henderson (46 mi); east toward Greenville (60 mi); southeast toward New Bern (87 mi); south toward Wilmington (105 mi); southwest toward Fayetteville (50 mi); west toward Asheboro (76 mi); and northwest toward Graham (59 mi).
Who serves Clayton?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Wake Electric Membership Corp and Tri-County EMC in Johnston County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Clayton, Town of Smithfield, Town of Selma and 1 other also serve parts of Johnston 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.
Clayton's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 82 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 1 — 82 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 27 — 82 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 18 — 53 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 17 — 421 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Johnston County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3.3 hr. The full record for Johnston County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Clayton, 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 Clayton's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Clayton, NC?
To check your own street, search a Clayton ZIP code — 27520 or 27527 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Clayton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Clayton we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Clayton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-16. When Clayton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Johnston County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Clayton.
