Power outages in Altus, OK

Live outages for Altus and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Altus has 18,707 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

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

0customers without power in Jackson County

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

0.00% of 1,321 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.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma doesn't publish a count for Altus itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

AltusJackson CountyPublic Service Company of Oklahoma 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 Jackson County, which includes Altus

2014–2025 record

Jackson County averaged 5.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Oklahoma counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 4. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting May 25, 2025.

The largest on record began September 16, 2021, with 3,608 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

5.3significant 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.

4.1 dayslongest on record (October 2020)

3,608most 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.
September 16, 2021	3,608	4.5 hours	6,882
October 26, 2020	2,646	4.1 days	73,856
August 12, 2023	2,137	13 hours	6,786
April 24, 2021	1,466	16 hours	6,390
May 7, 2018	1,451	2 hours	1,981

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

Public Service Company of Oklahoma: 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.