When will the power be back in Knightdale, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Knightdale is a town of about 21,829 residents in Wake County.
Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Knightdale by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Knightdale 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 Knightdale:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Knightdale: the closest other places we track are Wendell, about 6 miles to the east; Raleigh, about 9 miles to the west; Rolesville, about 9 miles to the north; and Garner, about 10 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Clayton (10 mi S), Zebulon (11 mi E), Wake Forest (12 mi N), Cary (18 mi W), Morrisville (19 mi W), Smithfield (21 mi SE), Fuquay-Varina (21 mi SW) and Holly Springs (22 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Henderson (37 mi); northeast toward Roanoke Rapids (65 mi); east toward Wilson (32 mi); southeast toward Goldsboro (41 mi); south toward Lumberton (86 mi); southwest toward Sanford (44 mi); west toward Apex (22 mi); and northwest toward Durham (26 mi).
Who serves Knightdale?
We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Wake Electric Membership Corp and Town of Apex Electric Utilities in Wake County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Wake Forest also serves parts of Wake 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.
Knightdale's last tracked outage began Sep 30, peaked at 27 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 30 — 27 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 18 — 700 customers out, restored in 9 hours
- Sep 14 — 27 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 9 — 63 customers out, restored in an hour
County context: across all of Wake County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.8 hr. The full record for Wake County
Common questions
How do I check the power outage status in Knightdale, NC?
To check your own street, search a Knightdale ZIP code — 27545 — and the map opens on that area.
