When will the power be back in Matthews, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Matthews is a town of about 32,048 residents in Mecklenburg County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Matthews by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Matthews 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 Matthews:
Matthews also extends into a neighboring county: 28104. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Matthews: the closest other places we track are Indian Trail, about 5 miles to the southeast; Mint Hill, about 5 miles to the northeast; Charlotte, about 9 miles to the northwest; and Pineville, about 11 miles to the west. Also nearby: Monroe (12 mi SE); Waxhaw (13 mi S); Harrisburg (14 mi N); Fort Mill, SC (15 mi SW); Concord (19 mi N); Belmont (20 mi W); Mount Holly (22 mi NW); and Rock Hill, SC (22 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Cornelius (26 mi); northeast toward Lexington (53 mi); east toward Pinehurst (70 mi); south toward Columbia, SC (76 mi); southwest toward Aiken, SC (124 mi); west toward Gastonia (28 mi); and northwest toward Huntersville (22 mi).
Who serves Matthews?
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.
Matthews's last tracked outage began Sep 23, peaked at 200 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 18 hours.
- Sep 23 — 200 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 29 — 56 customers out, restored in 18 hours
- Aug 21 — 3,526 customers out, restored in 46 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 Matthews, 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 Matthews's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 18 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Matthews, NC?
To check your own street, search a Matthews ZIP code — 28105 or 28106 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Matthews specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Matthews we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Matthews under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Matthews 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 Matthews.
