Power Outages in Jones County, MS
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative in Jones County, MS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Jones County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/jones-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jones County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/jones-county
No active outages are reported by Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative in Jones County.
81%of this county's ~44,615 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · county | 0 | 22,319 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 13,580 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 183 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative reportevery 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 Jones 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39443 | 312 | 16 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 39440 | 213 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 39437 | 184 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 39459 | 58 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 39464 | 40 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 39480 | 34 | ≤11 | 24 | 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 Jones County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jones County right now.
Jones County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Tropical Storm Watch ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Jones 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: 489 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 254 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 867 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,794 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 840 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Jones County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jones County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,977 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 3,771 customers out) · decade average 3.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 620 | 6,406 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 635 | 1,418 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 776 | 3,771 | 10.1 |
| 2018 | 738 | 6,879 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 753 | 7,372 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 701 | 6,676 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 662 | 3,446 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 665 | 3,717 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 225 | 9,977 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 749 | 3,307 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 871 | 2,379 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Jones County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jones 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
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative14.5¢65,580 cust
- Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)13.9¢37,963 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 high winds exposure · 3.5 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 Jones County: FAQ
- How often does Jones County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jones County, MS logged 871 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jones County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,977 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2023 and lasting about 98d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Jones County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jones County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jones County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jones County.
39437, 39440, 39443, 39459, 39464, 39477, 39480
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 · county | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | Live · county | - |
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/28067 and /api/v1/counties/28067/history.