When will the power be back in Canton, MS?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Canton is a city of about 10,777 residents in Madison County.
Entergy has reported outages for Canton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Canton 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 Canton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Canton: the closest other places we track are Madison, about 10 miles to the southwest; Ridgeland, about 14 miles to the southwest; Flowood, about 18 miles to the south; and Jackson, about 22 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Brandon (22 mi S), Pearl (23 mi S), Clinton (25 mi SW), Byram (32 mi SW), Vicksburg (53 mi W), Greenwood (64 mi N), Brookhaven (74 mi S) and Meridian (80 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Grenada (83 mi); east toward Northport, AL (148 mi); southeast toward Laurel (81 mi); south toward McComb (97 mi); southwest toward Natchez (108 mi); west toward Monroe, LA (119 mi); and northwest toward Greenville (80 mi).
Who serves Canton?
We track live outage data from Entergy in Madison County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association and Canton Municipal Utilities also serve parts of Madison County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Canton's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 297 customers out, and was restored in 6 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Sep 29 — 297 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 26 — 78 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 21 — 32 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 19 — 32 customers out, restored in 8 hours
County context: across all of Madison County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.5 hr. The full record for Madison County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Canton, 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 Canton's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Canton, MS?
To check your own street, search a Canton ZIP code — 39046 — and the map opens on that area.
