Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56655, Longville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56655

  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 56655

  2 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 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 56655

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56655

  36% of homes in ZIP code 56655 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 56655 is filed here under Longville, in Cass County, Minnesota; its center is about 43 miles north of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 2,491 address points in ZIP code 56655. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56655 covers only Longville.

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 56655 has 2,000 housing units, and 92% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56655 was built in 1992. 36% of homes in ZIP code 56655 were built before 1980, and 32% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 438 homes.

93% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56655 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56655 is valued at $301,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56655, 3% heat with utility gas, 41% with electricity, 42% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56655.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56452 in Hackensack (11 miles west), 56672 in Remer (12 miles northeast), 56484 in Walker (14 miles northwest), 56435 in Backus (19 miles southwest), 56474 in Pine River (20 miles southwest) and 56433 in Akeley (22 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56655 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 10 hail events, 22 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 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 1.75 inches on August 28, 2022, near Whipholt. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56655 was 58 mph wind on July 21, 2017, less than 1 mile away near Longville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 was on June 20, 2025: 1 in hail near Boy River. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 was on July 23, 2025, near Longville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56655 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Longville on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 10, 2025. 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 Longville).

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 Longville, 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 56655. 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