Power Outages in Hancock County, MS
Is there a power outage in Hancock County, MS right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Mississippi Power Co in Hancock County, MS. Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Hancock County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/hancock-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hancock County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/hancock-county
No active outages are reported by Mississippi Power Co in Hancock County.
Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Report an outage in Hancock County, MS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
24%of this county's ~27,532 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,619 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mississippi Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hancock 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39520 | 232 | ≤11 | 168 | ≤11 |
| 39525 | 141 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 39556 | 123 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 39576 | 107 | ≤11 | 84 | 0 |
| 39572 | 27 | ≤11 | 19 | 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 Hancock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 66 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Storm Surge Warning ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×6
Latest Hancock County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 713 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,924 customers.
The US EIA reports Mississippi utilities averaged 8.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 20,924 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247 | 1,348 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 365 | 944 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 237 | 2,720 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 219 | 5,928 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 621 | 1,628 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 1,026 | 20,924 | 48.9 |
| 2021 | 1,041 | 7,642 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 1,046 | 3,049 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 1,027 | 2,521 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 1,009 | 4,850 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 929 | 2,376 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Hancock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hancock 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.
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS)14.0¢84,194 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, MS logged 929 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,924 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 7d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, MS right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Mississippi Power Co in Hancock County, MS. Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) has not reported outages here, but it only publishes active outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear.
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
39520, 39525, 39529, 39556, 39572, 39576
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Hancock County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Mississippi →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) | 2.0 hrs | Outages 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28045 and /api/v1/counties/28045/history.