When will the power be back in Lincolnton, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Lincolnton is a city of about 12,353 residents in Lincoln County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Lincolnton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Lincolnton 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 Lincolnton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lincolnton: the closest other places we track are Newton, about 13 miles to the north; Gastonia, about 16 miles to the south; Mount Holly, about 17 miles to the southeast; and Hickory, about 19 miles to the north. Also nearby: Cornelius (20 mi E), Belmont (21 mi SE), Huntersville (21 mi E), Shelby (21 mi SW), Mooresville (24 mi E), Charlotte (29 mi SE), Statesville (30 mi NE) and Morganton (32 mi NW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Christiansburg, VA (124 mi); northeast toward Lexington (59 mi); east toward Concord (34 mi); southeast toward Pineville (33 mi); south toward Rock Hill, SC (39 mi); southwest toward Gaffney, SC (37 mi); west toward Hendersonville (69 mi); and northwest toward Lenoir (34 mi).
Who serves Lincolnton?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC and EnergyUnited EMC in Lincoln County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Lincolnton also serves parts of Lincoln 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.
Lincolnton's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 6 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 12 — 92 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 10 — 29 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 21 — 242 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
County context: across all of Lincoln County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Lincoln County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Lincolnton, 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 Lincolnton's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Lincolnton, NC?
To check your own street, search a Lincolnton ZIP code — 28092 or 28093 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Lincolnton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Lincolnton we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Lincolnton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Lincolnton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lincoln County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Lincolnton.
