Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56010, Amboy, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56010

  Blue Earth County averages 35 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 56010

  2 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56010 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 56010

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56010 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56010

  89% of homes in ZIP code 56010 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 56010 is filed here under Amboy, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota; its center is about 72 miles southwest of our Farmington office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56010 covers only Amboy.

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 56010 has 534 housing units, and 92% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56010 was built in 1939 or earlier. 89% of homes in ZIP code 56010 were built before 1980, and 5% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 290 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56010 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56010 is valued at $158,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56010, 45% heat with utility gas, 9% with electricity, 39% with bottled or tank gas, 4% 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 56010.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56098 in Winnebago (8 miles south), 56037 in Good Thunder (11 miles northeast), 56065 in Mapleton (13 miles east), 56088 in Truman (14 miles west), 56062 in Madelia (16 miles northwest) and 56055 in Lake Crystal (17 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56010 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, 9 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56010 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 April 12, 2022, near Vernon Center. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56010 was 64 mph wind on May 25, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Amboy. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56010 was on April 12, 2022: 1.5 in hail near Vernon Center. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56010 was on March 28, 2025, near Garden City. The busiest year was 2022, 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 Amboy, which is in Blue Earth County; the ratings below are that county's. Blue Earth County scores 85.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 14th of 87 Minnesota counties. Blue Earth County scores 95.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 8th of 87 Minnesota counties. Blue Earth County scores 93.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 5th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Blue Earth County is for strong wind, at 95.2 of 100.

Blue Earth County averages 35 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Blue Earth County is 45.6°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 72 miles from the center of ZIP code 56010. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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