Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55726, Cromwell, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55726

  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 55726

  None of the 5 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 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 55726

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 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 55726

  47% of homes in ZIP code 55726 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 55726 is filed here under Cromwell, in Carlton County, Minnesota; its center is about 35 miles west of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 749 address points in ZIP code 55726. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55726 covers only Cromwell.

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 55726 has 648 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55726 was built in 1985. 47% of homes in ZIP code 55726 were built before 1980, and 33% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 161 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55726 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55726 is valued at $218,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55726, 28% heat with electricity, 53% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 13% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55726.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55757 in Kettle River (12 miles southwest), 55707 in Barnum (12 miles southeast), 55787 in Tamarack (14 miles west), 55720 in Cloquet (15 miles east), 55767 in Moose Lake (15 miles south) and 55718 in Carlton (17 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55726 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 5 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 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 inch on June 23, 2022, near Cromwell.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55726 was 58 mph wind on June 28, 2018, less than 1 mile away near Cromwell. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 was on March 28, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Barnum. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 was on August 31, 2018, near Big Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55726 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 3 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 Cromwell, 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 35 miles from the center of ZIP code 55726. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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