Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55318, Chaska, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55318

  Carver County averages 33.4 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 55318

  10 of the 40 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 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 55318

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 77 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55318

  22% of homes in ZIP code 55318 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 55318 is filed here under Chaska, in Carver County, Minnesota; its center is about 27 miles northwest of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 13,565 address points in ZIP code 55318. ZIP code 55318 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Chaska (12,225 address points), Victoria (567) and Chanhassen (226). Chaska holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Chaska.

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

ZIP code 55318 has 11,453 housing units, and 60% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 15% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55318 was built in 1994. 22% of homes in ZIP code 55318 were built before 1980, and 39% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 2,696 homes.

71% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55318 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55318 is valued at $389,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55318, 77% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity and 4% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55318.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55386 in Victoria (3.4 miles northwest), 55317 in Chanhassen (5.3 miles northeast), 55331 in Shorewood (6.3 miles north), 55315 in Carver (6.9 miles south), 55379 in Shakopee (7.1 miles southeast) and 55375 in St. Bonifacius (7.4 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55318 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 40 hail events, 62 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 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 3.25 inches on June 16, 2025, near Waconia. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55318 was 0.75 in hail on May 27, 2024, 1.4 miles away near Chaska. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 was on September 21, 2025: 1.75 in hail near Deephaven. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 was on July 28, 2025, near Jordan. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55318 in that period was 77 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 18 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 Chaska, which is in Carver County; the ratings below are that county's. Carver County scores 85.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 13th of 87 Minnesota counties. Carver County scores 94.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 10th of 87 Minnesota counties. Carver County scores 49.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 66th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Carver County is for strong wind, at 94.2 of 100.

Carver County averages 33.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Carver County is 45.1°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 27 miles from the center of ZIP code 55318. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map