When will the power be back in Southern Pines, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Southern Pines is a town of about 16,987 residents in Moore County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Southern Pines by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Southern Pines 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 Southern Pines:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Southern Pines: the closest other places we track are Pinehurst, about 4 miles to the west; Spring Lake, about 23 miles to the east; Sanford, about 24 miles to the northeast; and Fayetteville, about 25 miles to the east. Also nearby: Hope Mills (29 mi SE), Laurinburg (30 mi S), Asheboro (42 mi NW), Lumberton (45 mi SE), Holly Springs (45 mi NE), Fuquay-Varina (45 mi NE), Albemarle (46 mi W) and Apex (47 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Carrboro (54 mi); northeast toward Cary (52 mi); east toward Smithfield (63 mi); south toward Florence, SC (74 mi); west toward Monroe (67 mi); and northwest toward Archdale (58 mi).
Who serves Southern Pines?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Central Electric Membership Corp ↗, Pee Dee Electric ↗ and NC Electric Cooperatives in Moore County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Southern Pines's last tracked outage began Sep 5, peaked at 425 customers out, and was restored in 31 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 17 hours.
- Sep 5 — 425 customers out, restored in 31 hours
- Aug 25 — 28 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Moore County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Moore County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Southern Pines, 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 Southern Pines's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 17 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Southern Pines, NC?
To check your own street, search a Southern Pines ZIP code — 28387 or 28388 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Southern Pines specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Southern Pines we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Southern Pines under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-27. When Southern Pines is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Moore County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Southern Pines.
