Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55733, Esko, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55733

  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 55733

  4 of the 34 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55733 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 55733

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55733 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55733

  58% of homes in ZIP code 55733 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 55733 is filed here under Esko, in Carlton County, Minnesota; its center is about 13 miles west of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 1,971 address points in ZIP code 55733. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55733 covers only Esko.

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 55733 has 2,048 housing units, and 98% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 55733 was built in 1975. 58% of homes in ZIP code 55733 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 364 homes.

97% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55733 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55733 is valued at $300,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55733, 21% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 50% with bottled or tank gas, 10% 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 55733.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55810 in Proctor (5.3 miles northeast), 55808 in Duluth (6.4 miles east), 55718 in Carlton (8.3 miles southwest), 55720 in Cloquet (8.8 miles west), 55807 in Duluth (9.3 miles east) and 55797 in Wrenshall (9.8 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 55733 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 34 hail events, 38 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55733 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 3 inches on September 16, 2021, near Mahnomen. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55733 was 1 in hail on July 8, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Esko. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55733 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 55733 was on June 21, 2025, near Proctor. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55733 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 15 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 Esko, 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 13 miles from the center of ZIP code 55733. 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