Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55748, Hill City, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55748

  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 55748

  None of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 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 55748

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55748

  49% of homes in ZIP code 55748 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 55748 is filed here under Hill City, in Aitkin County, Minnesota; its center is about 53 miles northeast of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 55748 also extends into Itasca County. Our address file holds 921 address points in ZIP code 55748. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55748 covers only Hill City.

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 55748 has 887 housing units, and 68% 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 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55748 was built in 1981. 49% of homes in ZIP code 55748 were built before 1980, and 29% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 223 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55748 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55748 is valued at $180,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55748, 4% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 60% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55748.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56469 in Palisade (15 miles south), 55721 in Cohasset (16 miles north), 55793 in Warba (17 miles northeast), 55744 in Grand Rapids (17 miles north), 56672 in Remer (21 miles west) and 55722 in Coleraine (21 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 55748 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 6 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 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 1 inch on June 12, 2024, near Hill City.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55748 was 0.75 in hail on May 17, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Hill City. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 was on June 12, 2024: 1 in hail near Hill City. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 was on May 18, 2022, near Hill City. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55748 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 4 events in all.

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).

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 Hill City, 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 53 miles from the center of ZIP code 55748. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map