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ZIP 28616Avery County
Outage history in Avery County, which includes 28616
2014–2025 recordAvery County averaged 10 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most North Carolina counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 6. Half were over within 4 hours; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting February 12, 2025.
The largest on record began October 26, 2021, with 1,306 customers out at once.
10significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.9 dayslongest on record (October 2024)
1,306most 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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| October 26, 2021 | 1,306 | 1.5 hours | 1,633 |
| September 3, 2021 | 1,300 | 1.5 hours | 1,950 |
| January 11, 2019 | 1,290 | 2.5 hours | 3,225 |
| February 12, 2020 | 1,281 | 4 hours | 5,124 |
| May 15, 2020 | 1,280 | 15 minutes | 320 |
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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- Crossnore 85% of the ZIP
- Avery County
- North Carolina