Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56431, Aitkin, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56431

  Aitkin County averages 32.1 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 56431

  8 of the 25 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 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 56431

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 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 56431

  46% of homes in ZIP code 56431 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 56431 is filed here under Aitkin, in Aitkin County, Minnesota; its center is about 28 miles east of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56431 also extends into Crow Wing County. Our address file holds 8,244 address points in ZIP code 56431. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56431 covers only Aitkin.

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 56431 has 7,113 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56431 was built in 1983. 46% of homes in ZIP code 56431 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,417 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56431 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56431 is valued at $264,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56431, 20% heat with utility gas, 21% with electricity, 46% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 9% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56431.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56444 in Deerwood (12 miles west), 56455 in Ironton (17 miles west), 56441 in Crosby (18 miles northwest), 56450 in Garrison (20 miles southwest), 55760 in McGregor (20 miles northeast) and 56469 in Palisade (21 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56431 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 25 hail events, 27 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 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 3.25 inches on August 31, 2018, near Aitkin. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56431 was 63 mph wind on September 5, 2023, 1.1 miles away near Aitkin. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 was on July 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Aitkin. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 was on August 8, 2025, near Aitkin. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56431 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Aitkin on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 30, 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 Aitkin).

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 Aitkin, which is in Aitkin County; the ratings below are that county's. Aitkin County scores 45 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 74th of 87 Minnesota counties. Aitkin County scores 34.1 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 64th of 87 Minnesota counties. Aitkin County scores 21.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 86th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Aitkin County is for cold wave, at 83.7 of 100.

Aitkin County averages 32.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Aitkin County is 40.2°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 28 miles from the center of ZIP code 56431. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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