Power Outages in Marion County, MS
Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Mississippi Power Co and Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.4 hours.
Marion County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/marion-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marion County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/marion-county
Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Mississippi Power Co and Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~14,108 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Mississippi Power Co, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marion 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39429 | 292 | ≤11 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 39483 | 119 | 13 | 89 | 0 |
| 39478 | 33 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 39643 | 20 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Marion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Marion County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 237 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 10.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,669 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 10.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,669 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 220 | 1,929 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 156 | 3,592 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 484 | 3,616 | 11.0 |
| 2018 | 537 | 1,109 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 571 | 5,401 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 393 | 885 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 576 | 6,669 | 13.0 |
| 2022 | 628 | 1,840 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 609 | 2,615 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 693 | 2,519 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 653 | 2,369 | 10.4 |
Cost of power in Marion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marion 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
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 cust
- Magnolia Electric Power Assn16.1¢31,161 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 5.9 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 Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, MS logged 653 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,669 customers without power, beginning April 10, 2021 and lasting about 1d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Marion County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Marion County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Mississippi Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
39429, 39478, 39483, 39643
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 | - |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | 21.0 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/28091 and /api/v1/counties/28091/history.