Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56073, New Ulm, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56073

  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 56073

  6 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 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 56073

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56073

  67% of homes in ZIP code 56073 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 56073 is filed here under New Ulm, in Brown County, Minnesota; its center is about 66 miles east of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56073 also extends into Nicollet County and Blue Earth County. Our address file holds 7,742 address points in ZIP code 56073. ZIP code 56073 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: New Ulm (6,184 address points) and Searles (104). New Ulm holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under New Ulm.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56073 has 7,629 housing units, and 78% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56073 was built in 1967. 67% of homes in ZIP code 56073 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,198 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56073 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56073 is valued at $207,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56073, 63% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 14% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56073.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56021 in Courtland (7.8 miles east), 56054 in Lafayette (10 miles northeast), 56041 in Hanska (11 miles south), 56085 in Sleepy Eye (13 miles west), 56074 in Nicollet (13 miles east) and 55335 in Gibbon (16 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56073 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, 22 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 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 2.75 inches on July 9, 2017, near Lafayette. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56073 was 70 mph wind on August 29, 2024, less than 1 mile away near New Ulm. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 was on August 26, 2024: 1.25 in hail near Essig. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 was on June 2, 2025, near New Ulm. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56073 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over New Ulm on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 25, 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 New Ulm).

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 New Ulm, 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 66 miles from the center of ZIP code 56073. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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