When will the power be back in Cornelius, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Cornelius is a town of about 34,366 residents in Mecklenburg County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Cornelius by name, so this page reports the Mecklenburg County county-wide view, which covers Cornelius. If a serving utility does name Cornelius during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Cornelius:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Cornelius: the closest other places we track are Huntersville, about 5 miles to the south; Mooresville, about 8 miles to the north; Mount Holly, about 13 miles to the southwest; and Concord, about 15 miles to the east. Also nearby: Harrisburg (17 mi SE), Charlotte (18 mi S), Belmont (20 mi SW), Lincolnton (20 mi W), Statesville (22 mi N), Gastonia (23 mi SW), Newton (24 mi NW) and Mint Hill (24 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mount Airy (73 mi); northeast toward Salisbury (26 mi); east toward Asheboro (63 mi); southeast toward Indian Trail (31 mi); south toward Matthews (26 mi); southwest toward Gaffney, SC (52 mi); west toward Shelby (39 mi); and northwest toward Hickory (31 mi).
Who serves Cornelius?
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 Cornelius, Town of Huntersville, Town of Pineville 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.
Cornelius's last tracked outage began Sep 26, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 26 — 30 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 23 — 75 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 28 — 1,777 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 19 — 1,080 customers out, restored in 5 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 Cornelius, 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 Cornelius'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 Cornelius, NC?
To check your own street, search a Cornelius ZIP code — 28031 — and the map opens on that area.
