Is the power out in 72040?

Live answer for ZIP 72040 (Des Arc 1% of the ZIP; Prairie County), from Entergy Arkansas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 72040

No. The utility reports no outages in 72040 right now.

0.00% of 1,499 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 72040Prairie 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.
72017	Fredonia (Biscoe)	0	414	0.00%
72066	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
72064	Hazen	0	1,752	0.00%
72041	De Valls Bluff / Hazen	0	1,342	0.00%
72170	Ulm	0	133	0.00%

Outage history in Prairie County, which includes 72040

2014–2025 record

Prairie County averaged 55.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Arkansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 60. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.8 days, starting April 5, 2025.

The largest on record began June 25, 2023, with 5,320 customers out at once.

55.3significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.7 dayslongest on record (April 2020)

5,320most 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 25, 2023	5,320	4.1 days	170,552
April 2, 2025	4,080	29 hours	75,222
September 8, 2015	3,250	8 hours	11,547
February 24, 2022	3,175	3.7 days	80,818
May 22, 2022	2,395	11 hours	5,301

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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