Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56222, Clara City, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56222

  Chippewa County averages 28.5 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 56222

  5 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 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 56222

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 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 56222

  80% of homes in ZIP code 56222 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 56222 is filed here under Clara City, in Chippewa County, Minnesota; its center is about 43 miles northeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 940 address points in ZIP code 56222. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56222 covers only Clara City.

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 56222 has 880 housing units, and 90% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56222 was built in 1955. 80% of homes in ZIP code 56222 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 240 homes.

73% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56222 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56222 is valued at $151,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56222, 48% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 32% with bottled or tank gas and 4% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56222.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56260 in Maynard (6.2 miles west), 56282 in Raymond (7.7 miles northeast), 56281 in Prinsburg (10 miles east), 56252 in Kerkhoven (14 miles north), 56285 in Sacred Heart (14 miles south) and 56216 in Blomkest (15 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56222 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 9 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 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 July 15, 2024, near Prinsburg. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56222 was 1 in hail on July 4, 2017, 1.1 miles away near Clara City. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 was on July 15, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Prinsburg. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 was on June 2, 2025, near Prinsburg. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56222 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 8 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 Clara City, which is in Chippewa County; the ratings below are that county's. Chippewa County scores 65.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 50th of 87 Minnesota counties. Chippewa County scores 53.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 47th of 87 Minnesota counties. Chippewa County scores 73.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 36th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Chippewa County is for tornado, at 73.9 of 100.

Chippewa County averages 28.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Chippewa County is 44.5°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 43 miles from the center of ZIP code 56222. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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