Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55408, Minneapolis, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55408

  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 55408

  32 of the 102 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 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 55408

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 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 55408

  71% of homes in ZIP code 55408 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 55408 is filed here under Minneapolis, in Hennepin County, Minnesota; its center is about 23 miles north of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 5,357 address points in ZIP code 55408. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55408 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 55408 has 17,874 housing units, and 16% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 55408 was built in 1952. 71% of homes in ZIP code 55408 were built before 1980, and 18% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 8,192 homes.

25% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55408 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55408 is valued at $387,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55408, 62% heat with utility gas, 31% 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 55408.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55409 in Minneapolis (1.1 miles southeast), 55403 in Minneapolis (1.9 miles north), 55405 in Minneapolis (1.9 miles north), 55404 in Minneapolis (2 miles northeast), 55407 in Minneapolis (2.1 miles east) and 55410 in Minneapolis (2.4 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 55408 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 102 hail events, 112 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 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. 32 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55408 was 1 in hail on July 31, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Minneapolis. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Minnetonka. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 was on July 28, 2025, near Richfield. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55408 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 48 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 55408: Central, East Bde Maka Ska, East Harriet, East Isles, Lyndale, Phillips West, South Uptown, West Maka Ska and Whittier.

• Central Minneapolis
• East Bde Maka Ska Minneapolis
• East Harriet Minneapolis
• East Isles Minneapolis
• Lyndale Minneapolis
• Phillips West Minneapolis
• South Uptown Minneapolis
• West Maka Ska Minneapolis
• Whittier 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 23 miles from the center of ZIP code 55408. 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