Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56511, Audubon, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56511

  Becker County averages 26.5 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 56511

  7 of the 17 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 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 56511

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 82 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56511

  45% of homes in ZIP code 56511 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 56511 is filed here under Audubon, in Becker County, Minnesota; its center is about 93 miles west of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 1,591 address points in ZIP code 56511. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56511 covers only Audubon.

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 56511 has 1,301 housing units, and 82% 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 56511 was built in 1986. 45% of homes in ZIP code 56511 were built before 1980, and 37% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 291 homes.

89% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56511 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56511 is valued at $373,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56511, 27% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 38% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56511.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56554 in Lake Park (5.5 miles northwest), 56501 in Detroit Lakes (8.8 miles east), 56521 in Callaway (11 miles northeast), 56549 in Hawley (14 miles west), 56587 in Vergas (16 miles southeast) and 56572 in Pelican Rapids (18 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56511 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 17 hail events, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 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 2 inches on July 15, 2022, near Lake Park. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56511 was 1.25 in hail on July 9, 2016, 1.4 miles away near Audubon. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 was on July 23, 2024: 1 in hail near Detroit Lakes. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 was on May 15, 2025, near Audubon. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56511 in that period was 82 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Audubon on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 7, 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 Audubon).

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 Audubon, which is in Becker County; the ratings below are that county's. Becker County scores 63.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 53rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Becker County scores 49.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 51st of 87 Minnesota counties. Becker County scores 89.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 12th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Becker County is for winter weather, at 89.5 of 100.

Becker County averages 26.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Becker County is 39.9°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 93 miles from the center of ZIP code 56511. 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