Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56265, Montevideo, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56265

  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 56265

  9 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 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 56265

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 72 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56265

  80% of homes in ZIP code 56265 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 56265 is filed here under Montevideo, in Chippewa County, Minnesota; its center is about 39 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56265 also extends into Lac qui Parle County and Yellow Medicine County. Our address file holds 3,761 address points in ZIP code 56265. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56265 covers only Montevideo.

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 56265 has 3,398 housing units, and 76% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56265 was built in 1959. 80% of homes in ZIP code 56265 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 972 homes.

71% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56265 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56265 is valued at $159,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56265, 57% heat with utility gas, 23% with electricity, 14% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56265.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56260 in Maynard (11 miles east), 56262 in Milan (12 miles northwest), 56241 in Granite Falls (16 miles south), 56222 in Clara City (17 miles east), 56232 in Dawson (17 miles west) and 56223 in Clarkfield (18 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56265 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 15 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 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 July 31, 2024, near Montevideo. 9 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56265 was 64 mph wind on June 12, 2016, 2.1 miles away near Montevideo. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 was on July 31, 2024: 1 in hail near Montevideo. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 was on August 16, 2025, near Montevideo. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56265 in that period was 72 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 9 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 Montevideo, 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 39 miles from the center of ZIP code 56265. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map