Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55406, Minneapolis, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55406

  Hennepin County averages 32.8 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 55406

  35 of the 117 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 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 55406

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 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 55406

  84% of homes in ZIP code 55406 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 55406 is filed here under Minneapolis, in Hennepin County, Minnesota; its center is about 22 miles north of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 12,379 address points in ZIP code 55406. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55406 covers only Minneapolis.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, county and place boundaries (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 55406 has 17,439 housing units, and 62% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 55406 was built in 1939 or earlier. 84% of homes in ZIP code 55406 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 10,339 homes.

67% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55406 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55406 is valued at $335,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55406, 80% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity and 2% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55406.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55407 in Minneapolis (1.6 miles west), 55114 in St. Paul (2.3 miles northeast), 55417 in Minneapolis (2.4 miles south), 55454 in Minneapolis (2.4 miles northwest), 55404 in Minneapolis (2.5 miles northwest) and 55105 in St. Paul (2.7 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55406 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 117 hail events, 112 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 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 3 inches on August 11, 2023, near Minneapolis. 35 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55406 was 1.25 in hail on May 19, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Minneapolis. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 was on July 27, 2025: 1.75 in hail near Falcon Heights. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 was on July 28, 2025, near Richfield. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55406 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 65 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Minneapolis on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 19, 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 Minneapolis).

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 Minneapolis, which is in Hennepin County; the ratings below are that county's. Hennepin County scores 99.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 1st of 87 Minnesota counties. Hennepin County scores 98.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 2nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Hennepin County scores 97.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 3rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Hennepin County is for cold wave, at 99.8 of 100.

Hennepin County averages 32.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Hennepin County is 45.2°F.

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

Mapped neighborhoods whose center falls in ZIP code 55406: Cooper, Ericsson, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, Seward and Standish.

• Cooper Minneapolis
• Ericsson Minneapolis
• Hiawatha Minneapolis
• Howe Minneapolis
• Longfellow Minneapolis
• Seward Minneapolis
• Standish Minneapolis

Source: neighborhood names and centers: City of Minneapolis, City of Saint Paul and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 22 miles from the center of ZIP code 55406. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map