Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55787, Tamarack, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55787

  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 55787

  1 of the 19 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 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 55787

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 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 55787

  43% of homes in ZIP code 55787 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 55787 is filed here under Tamarack, in Aitkin County, Minnesota; its center is about 48 miles west of our Duluth office. ZIP code 55787 also extends into Carlton County. Our address file holds 578 address points in ZIP code 55787. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55787 covers only Tamarack.

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 55787 has 426 housing units, and 87% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 13% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55787 was built in 1985. 43% of homes in ZIP code 55787 were built before 1980, and 29% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 91 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55787 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55787 is valued at $232,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55787, 3% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 68% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 16% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55787.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55760 in McGregor (11 miles southwest), 55726 in Cromwell (14 miles east), 55757 in Kettle River (18 miles southeast), 55736 in Floodwood (19 miles northeast), 56469 in Palisade (21 miles west) and 55783 in Sturgeon Lake (25 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 55787 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 19 hail events, 23 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 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 1.5 inches on June 23, 2022, near Palisade. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55787 was 0.88 in hail on August 26, 2018, 2.7 miles away near Tamarack. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 was on March 28, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Tamarack. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 was on August 8, 2025, near Wright. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55787 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 11 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 Tamarack, 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 Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 48 miles from the center of ZIP code 55787. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map