Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56019, Comfrey, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56019

  Brown County averages 32.9 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 56019

  3 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 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 56019

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 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 56019

  76% of homes in ZIP code 56019 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 56019 is filed here under Comfrey, in Brown County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles southeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56019 also extends into Cottonwood County and Watonwan County. Our address file holds 534 address points in ZIP code 56019. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56019 covers only Comfrey.

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 56019 has 422 housing units, and 93% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56019 was built in 1948. 76% of homes in ZIP code 56019 were built before 1980, and 6% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 183 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56019 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56019 is valued at $145,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56019, 3% heat with utility gas, 7% with electricity, 64% with bottled or tank gas, 14% with fuel oil and 8% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56019.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56087 in Springfield (9.6 miles northwest), 56120 in Butterfield (12 miles southeast), 56159 in Mountain Lake (12 miles south), 56083 in Sanborn (14 miles northwest), 56085 in Sleepy Eye (15 miles northeast) and 56081 in St. James (15 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56019 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 10 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 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 October 24, 2023, near Cobden. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56019 was 64 mph wind on August 28, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Comfrey. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 was on September 16, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Mountain Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 was on July 7, 2025, near Cobden. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56019 in that period was 70 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 Comfrey, which is in Brown County; the ratings below are that county's. Brown County scores 64 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 52nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Brown County scores 71.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 35th of 87 Minnesota counties. Brown County scores 81.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 19th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Brown County is for cold wave, at 89.6 of 100.

Brown County averages 32.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Brown County is 45.7°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 56019. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map