Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55718, Carlton, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55718

  Carlton County averages 32.5 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 55718

  2 of the 31 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 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 55718

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 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 55718

  49% of homes in ZIP code 55718 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 55718 is filed here under Carlton, in Carlton County, Minnesota; its center is about 21 miles southwest of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 1,579 address points in ZIP code 55718. ZIP code 55718 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Carlton (394 address points) and Mahtowa (51). Carlton holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Carlton.

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

ZIP code 55718 has 1,251 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55718 was built in 1981. 49% of homes in ZIP code 55718 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 224 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55718 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55718 is valued at $288,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55718, 26% heat with utility gas, 15% with electricity, 43% with bottled or tank gas, 8% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55718.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55797 in Wrenshall (6.9 miles southeast), 55733 in Esko (8.3 miles northeast), 55720 in Cloquet (9.1 miles north), 55707 in Barnum (9.2 miles southwest), 55808 in Duluth (12 miles east) and 55810 in Proctor (14 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55718 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 31 hail events, 26 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 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 1.75 inches on June 19, 2016, near Carlton. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55718 was 60 mph wind on June 20, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Carlton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 was on July 15, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Wrenshall. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 was on July 15, 2025, near Mahtowa. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55718 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 12 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 Carlton, which is in Carlton County; the ratings below are that county's. Carlton County scores 46.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Carlton County scores 24 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Carlton County scores 47.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 67th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Carlton County is for cold wave, at 97 of 100.

Carlton County averages 32.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Carlton County is 39.2°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 21 miles from the center of ZIP code 55718. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map