Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56647, Tenstrike, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56647

  Beltrami County averages 25.6 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 56647

  5 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 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 56647

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 86 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56647

  48% of homes in ZIP code 56647 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 56647 is filed here under Tenstrike, in Beltrami County, Minnesota; its center is about 94 miles north of our Brainerd office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56647 covers only Tenstrike.

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 56647 has 463 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 14% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56647 was built in 1982. 48% of homes in ZIP code 56647 were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 85 homes.

91% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56647 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56647 is valued at $215,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56647, 4% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 50% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 28% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56647.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56683 in Tenstrike (6.4 miles west), 56630 in Blackduck (6.9 miles northeast), 56670 in Redby (16 miles northwest), 56601 in Bemidji (16 miles southwest), 56650 in Kelliher (22 miles north) and 56661 in Northome (25 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56647 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 13 hail events, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 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 2.75 inches on July 26, 2021, near Tenstrike. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56647 was EFU tornado on July 19, 2023, 1.5 miles away near Tenstrike. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 was on August 3, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Blackduck. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 was on July 27, 2023, near Tenstrike. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56647 in that period was 86 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 5 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 Tenstrike, which is in Beltrami County; the ratings below are that county's. Beltrami County scores 60.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 87 Minnesota counties. Beltrami County scores 52.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 87 Minnesota counties. Beltrami County scores 84.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 15th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Beltrami County is for winter weather, at 84.5 of 100.

Beltrami County averages 25.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Beltrami County is 38.8°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 94 miles from the center of ZIP code 56647. 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