When will the power be back in Charlotte, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Charlotte is a city of about 943,476 residents in Mecklenburg County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Charlotte by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Charlotte 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 Charlotte:
+ 61 more ZIP codes in Charlotte
- 28213
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Charlotte also extends into a neighboring county: 28271. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Charlotte: the closest other places we track are Pineville, about 9 miles to the south; Matthews, about 9 miles to the southeast; Mint Hill, about 10 miles to the east; and Belmont, about 12 miles to the west. Also nearby: Mount Holly (12 mi NW); Harrisburg (13 mi NE); Huntersville (14 mi N); Indian Trail (14 mi SE); Fort Mill, SC (15 mi SW); Concord (17 mi NE); Cornelius (18 mi N); and Waxhaw (19 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mooresville (26 mi); northeast toward Salisbury (37 mi); east toward Pinehurst (77 mi); southeast toward Monroe (21 mi); south toward Columbia, SC (81 mi); southwest toward Rock Hill, SC (22 mi); west toward Gastonia (20 mi); and northwest toward Lincolnton (29 mi).
Who serves Charlotte?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, EnergyUnited EMC and Union Power Cooperative ↗ in Mecklenburg County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Huntersville, Town of Pineville, Town of Cornelius and 1 other also serve parts of Mecklenburg 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.
Charlotte's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 369 customers out, and was restored in 16 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Oct 6 — 369 customers out, restored in 16 hours
- Oct 5 — 194 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Oct 4 — 121 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 4 — 40 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Mecklenburg County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 8.5 hr. The full record for Mecklenburg County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Charlotte, 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 Charlotte's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Charlotte, NC?
To check your own street, search a Charlotte ZIP code — 28201, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206 or any of the other 67 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Charlotte specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Charlotte we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Charlotte under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Charlotte is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Mecklenburg County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Charlotte.
