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ZIP 28403New Hanover County
Outage history in New Hanover County, which includes 28403
2014–2025 recordNew Hanover County averaged 144.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 122. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 9.5 hours, starting July 6, 2025.
The largest on record began September 13, 2018, with 114,738 customers out at once.
144.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.15 dayslongest on record (September 2018)
114,738most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 13, 2018 | 114,738 | 15 days | 11,637,612 |
| August 3, 2020 | 92,710 | 2.2 days | 1,640,676 |
| October 8, 2016 | 47,694 | 4.6 days | 1,545,410 |
| September 5, 2019 | 24,660 | 1.8 days | 334,633 |
| August 24, 2022 | 14,821 | 8 hours | 30,519 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
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- Wilmington 100% of the ZIP
- Wrightsville Beach 0% of the ZIP
- New Hanover County
- North Carolina