Power Outages in Jackson County, MS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jackson County, MS across 1 reported incident. Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn and Singing River Elec Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Jackson County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/jackson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, MS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/jackson-county
0.0%of this county's ~74,951 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39564 | 457 | 20 | 320 | ≤11 |
| 39562 | 260 | ≤11 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 39565 | 257 | ≤11 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 39563 | 220 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 39553 | 207 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 39581 | 120 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 39567 | 95 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson County right now.
Jackson County has been under 84 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Hurricane Watch ×11
- Dense Fog Advisory ×10
- Storm Surge Warning ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
- Hurricane Warning ×8
Latest Jackson County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 602 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 599 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 702 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Jackson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 54,222 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 54,222 customers out) · decade average 7.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 684 | 7,223 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 708 | 2,469 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 1,186 | 30,090 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 1,218 | 12,045 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 1,162 | 7,195 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 1,093 | 54,222 | 48.0 |
| 2021 | 1,174 | 5,216 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 1,243 | 4,308 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 789 | 6,289 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 1,293 | 4,778 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 1,169 | 3,643 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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
- Singing River Elec Cooperative13.5¢73,398 cust
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 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.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 7.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, MS logged 1,169 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 54,222 customers without power, beginning October 28, 2020 and lasting about 17d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jackson County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson County.
39553, 39562, 39563, 39564, 39565, 39567, 39581, 39595
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | 2.6 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28059 and /api/v1/counties/28059/history. Live data as of .