Power outages in Bolton, MS

Live outages for Bolton and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Bolton has 424 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

36customers without power in Hinds County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.03% of 107,393 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Entergy Mississippi doesn't publish a count for Bolton itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

BoltonHinds CountyOutage (size = customers)

Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.

Outage history in Hinds County, which includes Bolton

2014–2025 record

Hinds County averaged 40 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Mississippi counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 43. Half were over within 4 hours; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting April 2, 2025.

The largest on record began June 16, 2023, with 35,551 customers out at once.

40significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

6.5 dayslongest on record (June 2023)

35,551most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
June 16, 2023	35,551	6.5 days	2,531,780
February 17, 2021	33,873	5.1 days	1,687,311
May 4, 2021	32,662	3 days	904,978
June 17, 2017	23,970	1.9 days	425,852
April 18, 2019	15,359	2 days	265,906

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Entergy Mississippi: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

Bolton is in

Hinds County