When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Wake Forest, NC?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Wake County, North Carolina
2
customers reported out in Wake, NC
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (Duke Energy Carolinas): Oct 4, 3:00 AM EDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~5 hr, based on 26 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
Showing county-wide data because we don't have Wake Forest-specific numbers right now — your neighborhood may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 12:16 AM EDT.
11 out, then 22 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
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⚡ No power in Wake Forest, NC? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been

What we track for Wake Forest

Wake Forest is a town of about 56,764 residents in Wake County.

None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Wake Forest by name, so this page reports the Wake County county-wide view, which covers Wake Forest. If a serving utility does name Wake Forest during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.

ZIP codes in Wake Forest:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Wake Forest: the closest other places we track are Rolesville, about 4 miles to the southeast; Raleigh, about 12 miles to the southwest; Knightdale, about 12 miles to the south; and Wendell, about 14 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Zebulon (14 mi SE), Garner (20 mi S), Morrisville (20 mi SW), Cary (21 mi SW), Clayton (21 mi S), Durham (22 mi W), Henderson (26 mi N) and Apex (26 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lynchburg, VA (106 mi); northeast toward Roanoke Rapids (59 mi); east toward Rocky Mount (40 mi); southeast toward Wilson (36 mi); south toward Smithfield (32 mi); southwest toward Holly Springs (28 mi); west toward Chapel Hill (30 mi); and northwest toward Danville, VA (66 mi).

Who serves Wake Forest?

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.

Outage history — Wake County, NC (covers Wake Forest)
Last significant outage: Oct 3, 2026 — peaked at 1,806 customers, restored in ~5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 7 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 11, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

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 Wake Forest, NC?

To check your own street, search a Wake Forest ZIP code — 27587 or 27588 — and the map opens on that area.

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