Is the power out in 71961?

Live answer for ZIP 71961 (Oden 1% of the ZIP; Montgomery County), from Entergy Arkansas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 71961

No. The utility reports no outages in 71961 right now.

0.00% of 550 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 71961Montgomery 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	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.
71965	Pencil Bluff	190	0.00%
71960	Norman / Black Springs	783	0.00%
71969	Unincorporated area	246	0.00%
71957	Mount Ida	3,502	0.00%
71935	Caddo Gap	619	0.00%
71970	Unincorporated area	693	0.00%

Outage history in Montgomery County, which includes 71961

2014–2025 record

Montgomery County averaged 47.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Arkansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 49. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting October 29, 2025.

The largest on record began April 13, 2020, with 6,928 customers out at once.

47.7significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

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

4 dayslongest on record (July 2016)

6,928most 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.
April 13, 2020	6,928	1.7 days	24,534
February 16, 2015	6,854	1.6 days	181,399
March 3, 2016	6,765	9.5 hours	48,192
June 11, 2015	6,725	3 hours	17,127
June 26, 2023	5,078	6.5 hours	13,239

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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