Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55074, Shafer, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55074

  Chisago County averages 32.7 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 55074

  2 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55074 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 55074

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55074 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 74 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55074

  36% of homes in ZIP code 55074 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 55074 is filed here under Shafer, in Chisago County, Minnesota; its center is about 56 miles north of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 1,031 address points in ZIP code 55074. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55074 covers only Shafer.

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 55074 has 885 housing units, and 81% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 14% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55074 was built in 1994. 36% of homes in ZIP code 55074 were built before 1980, and 40% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 278 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55074 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55074 is valued at $283,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55074, 48% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 29% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55074.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55045 in Lindstrom (4.8 miles west), 55012 in Center City (4.9 miles northwest), 55084 in Taylors Falls (5.4 miles north), 55013 in Chisago City (8.1 miles west), 55073 in Scandia (8.9 miles southwest) and 55047 in Scandia (13 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 55074 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 20 hail events, 21 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55074 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 27, 2023, near Center City. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55074 was 74 mph wind on May 9, 2022, 2.4 miles away near Shafer. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55074 was on July 3, 2025: 1 in hail near Lindstrom. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55074 was on September 21, 2024, near Lindstrom. The busiest year was 2024, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Shafer on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 19, 2026. 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 Shafer).

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 Shafer, which is in Chisago County; the ratings below are that county's. Chisago County scores 76.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 33rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Chisago County scores 76.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 26th of 87 Minnesota counties. Chisago County scores 42.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 72nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Chisago County is for strong wind, at 76.8 of 100.

Chisago County averages 32.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Chisago County is 43.7°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 56 miles from the center of ZIP code 55074. 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