Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56041, Hanska, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56041

  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 56041

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 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 56041

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 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 56041

  75% of homes in ZIP code 56041 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 56041 is filed here under Hanska, in Brown County, Minnesota; its center is about 65 miles east of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 609 address points in ZIP code 56041. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56041 covers only Hanska.

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 56041 has 471 housing units, and 92% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56041 was built in 1945. 75% of homes in ZIP code 56041 were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 217 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56041 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56041 is valued at $185,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56041, 2% heat with utility gas, 8% with electricity, 80% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56041.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56062 in Madelia (9.1 miles southeast), 56073 in New Ulm (11 miles north), 56081 in St. James (12 miles southwest), 56021 in Courtland (14 miles northeast), 56055 in Lake Crystal (14 miles east) and 56085 in Sleepy Eye (14 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56041 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 3 hail events, 19 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 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 June 20, 2019, near La Salle. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56041 was 64 mph wind on May 11, 2022, 1.6 miles away near Hanska. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 was on May 8, 2023: 0.88 in hail near Madelia. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 was on July 7, 2025, near La Salle. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56041 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 5 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Hanska on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently April 14, 2026. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Hanska).

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 Hanska, 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 65 miles from the center of ZIP code 56041. 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