Is the power out in 71740?

Live answer for ZIP 71740 (Emerson 1% of the ZIP; Columbia County), from Entergy Arkansas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 71740

No. The utility reports no outages in 71740 right now.

0.00% of 959 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 71740Columbia 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.

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.
71753	Magnolia / McNeil	85	8,582	0.99%
71752	McNeil	2	557	0.36%
71770	Waldo	0	1,845	0.00%

Outage history in Columbia County, which includes 71740

2014–2025 record

Columbia County averaged 48 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Arkansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 52. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 2.2 days, starting April 2, 2025.

The largest on record began August 27, 2020, with 6,114 customers out at once.

48significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.2 dayslongest on record (April 2020)

6,114most 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.
August 27, 2020	6,114	4.4 days	157,783
March 18, 2021	4,334	8.5 hours	8,461
May 24, 2019	4,035	4 hours	7,915
October 6, 2015	4,025	2.5 hours	6,108
January 10, 2025	4,002	1.8 days	80,539

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 Arkansas: 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.

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