When will the power be back in Wendell, NC?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Wendell is a town of about 16,845 residents in Wake County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Wendell by name, so this page reports the Wake County county-wide view, which covers Wendell. If a serving utility does name Wendell during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Wendell:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Wendell: the closest other places we track are Zebulon, about 5 miles to the northeast; Knightdale, about 6 miles to the west; Clayton, about 9 miles to the south; and Rolesville, about 10 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Wake Forest (14 mi NW), Garner (14 mi SW), Raleigh (14 mi W), Smithfield (19 mi S), Cary (24 mi W), Morrisville (25 mi W), Fuquay-Varina (25 mi SW) and Wilson (26 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Henderson (37 mi); northeast toward Roanoke Rapids (62 mi); east toward Rocky Mount (35 mi); southeast toward Goldsboro (37 mi); south toward Leland (110 mi); southwest toward Sanford (49 mi); west toward Holly Springs (27 mi); and northwest toward Durham (31 mi).
Who serves Wendell?
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.
Wendell's last tracked outage began Sep 5, peaked at 4,788 customers out, and was restored in 27 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 5 — 4,788 customers out, restored in 27 hours
- Sep 4 — 982 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 28 — 302 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 21 — 3,112 customers out, restored in 3 hours
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
When will my power be back on in Wendell, 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 Wendell's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Wendell, NC?
To check your own street, search a Wendell ZIP code — 27591 — and the map opens on that area.
