Is the power out in 72140?

Live answer for ZIP 72140 (St. Charles 6% of the ZIP; Arkansas County), from Entergy Arkansas, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 72140

No. The utility reports no outages in 72140 right now.

0.00% of 234 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 72140Arkansas 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.
72038	Unincorporated area	0	82	0.00%
72042	DeWitt	0	2,329	0.00%
72048	Unincorporated area	0	23	0.00%
72026	Unincorporated area	–	–	–
72003	Almyra	0	556	0.00%
72160	Stuttgart / Ulm	1	6,587	0.02%

Outage history in Arkansas County, which includes 72140

2014–2025 record

Arkansas County averaged 58 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Arkansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 62. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 4 days, starting April 2, 2025.

The largest on record began April 14, 2020, with 13,042 customers out at once.

58significant 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)

13,042most 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 14, 2020	13,042	5.2 days	837,165
April 13, 2020	13,031	34 hours	418,075
April 23, 2020	6,874	23 hours	82,521
June 25, 2023	6,326	4.9 days	205,511
April 2, 2025	5,206	4 days	120,058

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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