Power Outages in Oktibbeha County, MS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Oktibbeha County, MS across 3 reported incidents. 4-County Electric Power Assn publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Starkville, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Oktibbeha County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/oktibbeha-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oktibbeha County, MS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/oktibbeha-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Starkville.
0.0%of this county's ~33,533 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Starkville. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: 4-County Electric Power Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-County Electric Power Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Starkville | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Oktibbeha 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39759 | 396 | 24 | 251 | 17 |
| 39769 | 31 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 39762 | ≤11 | 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 Oktibbeha County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Oktibbeha County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Oktibbeha County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 367 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 784 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 694 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oktibbeha County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,380 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,380 customers out) · decade average 1.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 202 | 922 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 145 | 1,094 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 590 | 1,394 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 593 | 1,619 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 558 | 2,582 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 508 | 1,324 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 558 | 5,380 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 593 | 3,908 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 694 | 1,497 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 736 | 2,393 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 711 | 2,165 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Oktibbeha County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oktibbeha 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.
- 4-County Electric Power Assn13.7¢41,491 cust
- City of Starkville12.7¢12,799 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 ice storms exposure · 1.3 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 Oktibbeha County: FAQ
- How often does Oktibbeha County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oktibbeha County, MS logged 711 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oktibbeha County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,380 customers without power, beginning September 1, 2021 and lasting about 7h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Oktibbeha County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Oktibbeha County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include 4-County Electric Power Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oktibbeha County.
39759, 39762, 39769
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-County Electric Power Assn | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Starkville | - | No live feed | - |
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/28105 and /api/v1/counties/28105/history. Live data as of .