Power Outages in Pope County, AR
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC and Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Pope County, AR is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pope County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/pope-county
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC and Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~34,013 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC, Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pope Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72802 | 347 | 32 | 295 | ≤11 |
| 72801 | 256 | 28 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 72837 | 181 | 17 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 72823 | 145 | ≤11 | 120 | ≤11 |
| 72858 | 51 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 72847 | 50 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 72843 | 47 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 72856 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Pope County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pope County right now.
Pope County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
Latest Pope County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 631 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pope County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pope County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,094 customers.
The US EIA reports Arkansas utilities averaged 7.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 9.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 14,094 customers out) · decade average 8.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 633 | 4,162 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 652 | 6,731 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 590 | 10,232 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 646 | 9,692 | 7.4 |
| 2019 | 603 | 8,620 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 612 | 4,862 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 868 | 2,760 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 915 | 3,253 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 739 | 14,094 | 20.9 |
| 2024 | 675 | 3,953 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 827 | 8,958 | 9.0 |
Cost of power in Pope County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pope County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Entergy Arkansas LLC13.4¢612,254 cust
- Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)13.4¢104,579 cust
- Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp14.1¢55,000 cust
- Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp16.6¢18,878 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High ice storms exposure · 8.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pope County: FAQ
- How often does Pope County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pope County, AR logged 827 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pope County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,094 customers without power, beginning June 18, 2023 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Pope County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pope County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pope County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), Entergy Arkansas LLC, Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pope County.
72686, 72801, 72802, 72823, 72837, 72843, 72847, 72858
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 8.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | 5.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | 5.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Arkansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/05115 and /api/v1/counties/05115/history.