Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55757, Kettle River, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55757

  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 55757

  5 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55757 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 55757

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55757 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 60 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55757

  56% of homes in ZIP code 55757 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 55757 is filed here under Kettle River, in Carlton County, Minnesota; its center is about 44 miles southwest of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 722 address points in ZIP code 55757. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55757 covers only Kettle River.

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 55757 has 440 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 14% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55757 was built in 1976. 56% of homes in ZIP code 55757 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 124 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55757 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55757 is valued at $211,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55757, 15% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 36% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 24% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55757.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55783 in Sturgeon Lake (7.4 miles south), 55767 in Moose Lake (9.2 miles southeast), 55726 in Cromwell (12 miles northeast), 55707 in Barnum (14 miles east), 55795 in Willow River (14 miles south) and 55787 in Tamarack (18 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55757 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 13 hail events, 9 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55757 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 inches on May 30, 2022, near Moose Lake. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55757 was 58 mph wind on July 31, 2024, 2.8 miles away near Kettle River. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55757 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 55757 was on July 31, 2024, near Kettle River. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55757 in that period was 60 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Kettle River on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 29, 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 Kettle River).

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 Kettle River, 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 44 miles from the center of ZIP code 55757. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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