Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56379, Sauk Rapids, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56379

  Benton County averages 30.4 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 56379

  16 of the 44 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 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 56379

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56379

  37% of homes in ZIP code 56379 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 56379 is filed here under Sauk Rapids, in Benton County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles south of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 6,064 address points in ZIP code 56379. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56379 covers only Sauk Rapids.

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 56379 has 7,356 housing units, and 69% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56379 was built in 1988. 37% of homes in ZIP code 56379 were built before 1980, and 30% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,321 homes.

67% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56379 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56379 is valued at $251,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56379, 58% heat with utility gas, 28% with electricity, 9% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56379.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56377 in Sartell (7.1 miles west), 56303 in St. Cloud (7.6 miles southwest), 56304 in St. Cloud (8.1 miles south), 56367 in Rice (9.4 miles northwest), 56329 in Foley (9.9 miles northeast) and 56375 in St. Stephen (10 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56379 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 44 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 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 2.5 inches on August 28, 2021, near Sauk Rapids. 16 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56379 was 2.5 in hail on August 28, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Sauk Rapids. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 was on July 13, 2024: 1 in hail near Sartell. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 was on June 16, 2025, near Sartell. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56379 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 22 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 Sauk Rapids, which is in Benton County; the ratings below are that county's. Benton County scores 79.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 24th of 87 Minnesota counties. Benton County scores 77.5 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 87 Minnesota counties. Benton County scores 44.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 70th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Benton County is for hail, at 79.5 of 100.

Benton County averages 30.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Benton County is 43°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 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 56379. 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