When will the power be back in Oxford, MS?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Oxford is a city of about 26,801 residents in Lafayette County.
Northeast Mississippi EPA has reported outages for Oxford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Oxford 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 Oxford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Oxford: the closest other places we track are Hernando, about 43 miles to the northwest; Grenada, about 43 miles to the south; Olive Branch, about 44 miles to the northwest; and Southaven, about 48 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Collierville, TN (48 mi N); Horn Lake (50 mi NW); Germantown, TN (52 mi N); Memphis, TN (57 mi NW); Oakland, TN (60 mi N); Clarksdale (60 mi W); Bartlett, TN (62 mi N); and Arlington, TN (62 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lakeland, TN (63 mi); northeast toward Corinth (71 mi); east toward Russellville, AL (103 mi); southeast toward Northport, AL (135 mi); south toward Canton (125 mi); southwest toward Greenwood (70 mi); west toward Pine Bluff, AR (142 mi); and northwest toward West Memphis, AR (66 mi).
Who serves Oxford?
We track live outage data from Northeast Mississippi EPA and Tallahatchie Valley EPA in Lafayette County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. North East Mississippi EPA and City of Oxford also serve parts of Lafayette County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Oxford's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 170 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 24 — 170 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 13 — 43 customers out, restored in 16 hours
- Sep 4 — 29 customers out, restored in 55 minutes
- Sep 3 — 30 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Lafayette County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.8 hr. The full record for Lafayette County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Oxford, 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 Oxford's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Oxford, MS?
To check your own street, search an Oxford ZIP code — 38655 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Oxford specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Oxford we have the city-level view: Northeast Mississippi EPA has published outages for Oxford under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Oxford is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lafayette County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Oxford.
