Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55044, Lakeville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55044

  Dakota County averages 34.6 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 55044

  12 of the 66 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 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 55044

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55044

  15% of homes in ZIP code 55044 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 55044 is filed here under Lakeville, in Dakota County, Minnesota; its center is about 6.6 miles west of our Farmington office. ZIP code 55044 also extends into Scott County. Our address file holds 25,606 address points in ZIP code 55044. ZIP code 55044 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Lakeville (23,863 address points) and Credit River (346). Lakeville holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Lakeville.

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

ZIP code 55044 has 22,519 housing units, and 76% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 13% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55044 was built in 1999. 15% of homes in ZIP code 55044 were built before 1980, and 48% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 5,334 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55044 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55044 is valued at $464,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55044, 84% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity and 4% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55044.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55054 in Elko New Market (6 miles southwest), 55306 in Burnsville (6.2 miles north), 55020 in Elko New Market (6.5 miles southwest), 55372 in Prior Lake (7 miles west), 55024 in Farmington (7.1 miles east) and 55124 in Apple Valley (8.2 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55044 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 66 hail events, 46 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 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 2.5 inches on June 17, 2021, near Elko New Market. 12 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55044 was 1 in hail on June 17, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Lakeville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 was on August 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Burnsville. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 was on July 28, 2025, near Rosemount. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55044 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 22 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Lakeville on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently August 15, 2025. 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 Lakeville).

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 Lakeville, which is in Dakota County; the ratings below are that county's. Dakota County scores 97.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 3rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Dakota County scores 99.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 1st of 87 Minnesota counties. Dakota County scores 91.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 9th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Dakota County is for strong wind, at 99.4 of 100.

Dakota County averages 34.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Dakota County is 45.7°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 6.6 miles from the center of ZIP code 55044. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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