Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56452, Hackensack, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56452

  Cass County averages 27.2 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 56452

  6 of the 19 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 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 56452

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 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 56452

  40% of homes in ZIP code 56452 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 56452 is filed here under Hackensack, in Cass County, Minnesota; its center is about 43 miles north of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 3,478 address points in ZIP code 56452. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56452 covers only Hackensack.

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 56452 has 3,029 housing units, and 90% 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 56452 was built in 1989. 40% of homes in ZIP code 56452 were built before 1980, and 34% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 680 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56452 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56452 is valued at $304,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56452, 2% heat with utility gas, 35% with electricity, 51% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 9% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56452.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56435 in Backus (10 miles south), 56484 in Walker (10 miles north), 56433 in Akeley (11 miles west), 56655 in Longville (11 miles east), 56474 in Pine River (16 miles south) and 56467 in Nevis (18 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56452 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 19 hail events, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 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 2.5 inches on June 12, 2024, near Backus. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56452 was 1 in hail on July 14, 2019, 1.9 miles away near Hackensack. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 was on August 3, 2024: 1.25 in hail near Backus. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 was on August 29, 2024, near Backus. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56452 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 10 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 Hackensack, which is in Cass County; the ratings below are that county's. Cass County scores 33.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 80th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cass County scores 61.5 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 43rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Cass County scores 78.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 27th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Cass County is for cold wave, at 84 of 100.

Cass County averages 27.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Cass County is 40.5°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 43 miles from the center of ZIP code 56452. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map