Is the power out in 36916?

Live answer for ZIP 36916 (Pennington 12% of the ZIP; Choctaw County), from Alabama Power, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 36916

No. The utility reports no outages in 36916 right now.

0.00% of 17 customers

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

Updated 8 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.

Outage map

ZIP 36916Choctaw CountyAlabama 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.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
36910	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
36922	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
36912	Lisman	0	338	0.00%
36904	Butler	0	1,687	0.00%
36921	Toxey	0	329	0.00%
36915	Needham	0	36	0.00%

Outage history in Choctaw County, which includes 36916

2014–2025 record

Choctaw County averaged 24.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began May 10, 2024, with 2,858 customers out at once.

24.3significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

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

1.7 dayslongest on record (May 2024)

2,858most 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.
May 10, 2024	2,858	1.7 days	52,636
May 17, 2018	2,602	4 hours	1,621
September 12, 2024	2,535	22 hours	6,053
June 16, 2023	1,788	1.6 days	19,742
June 19, 2023	1,709	11 hours	11,042

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

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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.

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