When will the power be back in Meridian, MS?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Meridian is a city of about 33,549 residents in Lauderdale County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Meridian by name, so this page reports the Lauderdale County county-wide view, which covers Meridian. If a serving utility does name Meridian during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Meridian:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Meridian: the closest other places we track are Laurel, about 55 miles to the southwest; Brandon, about 76 miles to the west; Petal, about 78 miles to the southwest; and Canton, about 80 miles to the west. Also nearby: Flowood (81 mi W); Pearl (82 mi W); Hattiesburg (83 mi SW); Madison (84 mi W); Ridgeland (86 mi W); Northport, AL (88 mi NE); Jackson (89 mi W); and Tuscaloosa, AL (90 mi NE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Oxford (145 mi); northeast toward Hueytown, AL (120 mi); east toward Selma, AL (97 mi); southeast toward Spanish Fort, AL (125 mi); south toward Saraland, AL (111 mi); southwest toward Brookhaven (117 mi); west toward Byram (94 mi); and northwest toward Grenada (116 mi).
Who serves Meridian?
We track live outage data from Mississippi Power ↗ and East Mississippi EPA in Lauderdale County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Meridian's last tracked outage began Sep 24, peaked at 58 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Sep 24 — 58 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Sep 10 — 35 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Aug 18 — 40 customers out, restored in 4 hours
County context: across all of Lauderdale County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for Lauderdale County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Meridian, 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 Meridian's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Meridian, MS?
To check your own street, search a Meridian ZIP code — 39301, 39302, 39303, 39304, 39305, 39307 or any of the other 1 — and the map opens on that area.
