Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56055, Lake Crystal, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56055

  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 56055

  3 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 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 56055

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56055

  64% of homes in ZIP code 56055 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 56055 is filed here under Lake Crystal, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota; its center is about 65 miles southwest of our Farmington office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56055 covers only Lake Crystal.

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 56055 has 1,712 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56055 was built in 1971. 64% of homes in ZIP code 56055 were built before 1980, and 18% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 458 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56055 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56055 is valued at $218,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56055, 57% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 26% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56055.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56003 in North Mankato (9.8 miles northeast), 56062 in Madelia (10 miles southwest), 56021 in Courtland (11 miles north), 56037 in Good Thunder (12 miles southeast), 56001 in St. Clair (13 miles east) and 56074 in Nicollet (14 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56055 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 11 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 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 June 2, 2020, near Lake Crystal. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56055 was 2.5 in hail on June 2, 2020, 1.1 miles away near Lake Crystal. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Courtland. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 was on August 17, 2025, near Nicollet. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56055 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 8 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 Lake Crystal, 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 65 miles from the center of ZIP code 56055. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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