Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56063, Madison Lake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56063

  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 56063

  10 of the 26 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 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 56063

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 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 56063

  48% of homes in ZIP code 56063 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 56063 is filed here under Madison Lake, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota; its center is about 44 miles southwest of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56063 also extends into Le Sueur County and Waseca County. Our address file holds 585 address points in ZIP code 56063. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56063 covers only Madison Lake.

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 56063 has 1,627 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 7% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56063 was built in 1982. 48% of homes in ZIP code 56063 were built before 1980, and 28% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 264 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56063 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56063 is valued at $396,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56063, 61% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 21% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56063.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56024 in Eagle Lake (5 miles south), 56028 in Elysian (5.3 miles east), 56017 in Cleveland (6 miles north), 56050 in Kasota (7 miles northwest), 56080 in St. Clair (9.6 miles south) and 56048 in Janesville (9.9 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56063 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 26 hail events, 36 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 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 21, 2025, near Madison Lake. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56063 was 64 mph wind on July 11, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Madison Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 was on July 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Madison Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 was on July 28, 2025, near Cleveland. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56063 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 9 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 Madison Lake, 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 44 miles from the center of ZIP code 56063. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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