When will the power be back in Jackson, MS?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Jackson is a city of about 141,449 residents in Hinds County.
Entergy has reported outages for Jackson by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Jackson is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Jackson:
- 39201
- 39202
- 39203
- 39204
- 39205
- 39206
- 39207
- 39209
- 39210
- 39211
- 39212
- 39213
- 39215
- 39216
- 39217
- 39225
- 39236
- 39250
- 39269
- 39271
- 39282
- 39283
- 39284
- 39286
- 39289
- 39296
Jackson also extends into a neighboring county: 39298. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Jackson: the closest other places we track are Pearl, about 8 miles to the southeast; Flowood, about 8 miles to the east; Clinton, about 8 miles to the west; and Ridgeland, about 8 miles to the north. Also nearby: Byram (10 mi SW), Madison (12 mi NE), Brandon (13 mi E), Canton (22 mi NE), Vicksburg (39 mi W), Brookhaven (53 mi S), McComb (76 mi S) and Laurel (76 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Greenwood (83 mi); northeast toward Northport, AL (165 mi); east toward Meridian (89 mi); southeast toward Hattiesburg (87 mi); south toward Bogalusa, LA (108 mi); southwest toward Natchez (87 mi); west toward Monroe, LA (110 mi); and northwest toward Greenville (88 mi).
Who serves Jackson?
We track live outage data from Entergy, Southwest Mississippi EPA and Southern Pine Electric ↗ in Hinds County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Jackson's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 126 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours.
- Oct 2 — 126 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 1 — 251 customers out, restored in 18 hours
- Sep 30 — 1,338 customers out, restored in 12 hours
- Sep 29 — 62 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
County context: across all of Hinds County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 9.5 hr. The full record for Hinds County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Jackson, MS?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Jackson's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 7 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Jackson, MS?
To check your own street, search a Jackson ZIP code — 39201, 39202, 39203, 39204, 39205, 39206 or any of the other 20 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Jackson specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Jackson we have the city-level view: Entergy has published outages for Jackson under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Jackson is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Hinds County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Jackson.
