Power outages in Sandersville, MS

Live outages for Sandersville and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Sandersville has 622 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

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

3customers without power in Jones County

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

0.02% of 13,580 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.

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

Outage map

SandersvilleJones CountyMississippi Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Jones County, which includes Sandersville

2014–2025 record

Jones County averaged 27.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Mississippi counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 31. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 15 hours, starting April 2, 2025.

The largest on record began June 16, 2023, with 9,977 customers out at once.

27.3significant 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.

3.9 dayslongest on record (April 2020)

9,977most 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	9,977	1.5 days	56,803
December 17, 2019	7,372	32 hours	147,650
May 13, 2018	6,879	15 minutes	1,720
October 27, 2020	6,676	15 minutes	1,669
June 29, 2015	6,406	45 minutes	3,497

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

Mississippi Power: 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.