Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56401, Brainerd, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56401

  Crow Wing County averages 29.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). One inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof is about 623 gallons of water for the gutters to carry.

• Roofing in ZIP code 56401

  12 of the 36 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 from 2016 through March 31, 2026 had hail 1.5 inches or larger. The National Weather Service counts hail of 1 inch or larger as severe.

• Siding in ZIP code 56401

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56401

  45% of homes in ZIP code 56401 were built before 1980. A home built before 1980 was built before the energy codes in force today were written.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); American Community Survey 2023, 5-year; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

ZIP code 56401 is filed here under Brainerd, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; its center is about 4.4 miles southeast of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56401 also extends into Cass County. Our address file holds 16,062 address points in ZIP code 56401. ZIP code 56401 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Brainerd (5,691 address points), East Gull Lake (958) and Baxter (70). Brainerd holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Brainerd.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56401 has 16,038 housing units, and 77% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56401 was built in 1984. 45% of homes in ZIP code 56401 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 2,779 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56401 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56401 is valued at $237,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56401, 55% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 17% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56401.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56425 in Baxter (7.9 miles west), 56455 in Ironton (10 miles northeast), 56449 in Fort Ripley (13 miles southwest), 56444 in Deerwood (13 miles northeast), 56468 in Nisswa (14 miles northwest) and 56465 in Merrifield (15 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56401 beside the 8 ZIP codes nearest to it, using the same Census figures for each.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area; distances are straight lines between ZIP code centers.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 36 hail events, 54 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 from 2016 through March 31, 2026 for hail and through September 22, 2025 for thunderstorm wind and tornadoes. The largest hail on record there in that period was 2.75 inches on June 23, 2022, near Brainerd. 12 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56401 was 60 mph wind on September 24, 2017, less than 1 mile away near Brainerd. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 was on September 12, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Riverton. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 was on June 23, 2025, near Brainerd. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56401 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 47 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Brainerd on 3 days from January 2025 on, most recently August 21, 2026. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Brainerd).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

This page is filed under Brainerd, which is in Crow Wing County; the ratings below are that county's. Crow Wing County scores 73.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 40th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 76.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 27th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 58.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Crow Wing County is for cold wave, at 91.4 of 100.

Crow Wing County averages 29.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Crow Wing County is 41.7°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 4.4 miles from the center of ZIP code 56401. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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