Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56085, Sleepy Eye, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56085

  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 56085

  3 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56085 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 56085

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56085 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56085

  71% of homes in ZIP code 56085 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 56085 is filed here under Sleepy Eye, in Brown County, Minnesota; its center is about 53 miles east of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 2,636 address points in ZIP code 56085. ZIP code 56085 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Sleepy Eye (1,646 address points) and Cobden (32). Sleepy Eye holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Sleepy Eye.

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

ZIP code 56085 has 2,409 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56085 was built in 1958. 71% of homes in ZIP code 56085 were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 735 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56085 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56085 is valued at $162,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56085, 63% heat with utility gas, 9% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas, 3% 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 56085.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56266 in Morgan (12 miles northwest), 56087 in Springfield (12 miles west), 56073 in New Ulm (13 miles east), 56041 in Hanska (14 miles southeast), 56019 in Comfrey (15 miles southwest) and 55332 in Fairfax (16 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56085 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 7 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56085 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 56085 was 64 mph wind on June 17, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Sleepy Eye. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56085 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 56085 was on July 7, 2025, near Cobden. The busiest year was 2021, with 13 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 Sleepy Eye, 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 53 miles from the center of ZIP code 56085. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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