Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56514, Barnesville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56514

  Clay County averages 24.1 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 56514

  3 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 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 56514

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56514

  61% of homes in ZIP code 56514 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 56514 is filed here under Barnesville, in Clay County, Minnesota; its center is about 108 miles west of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56514 also extends into Wilkin County. Our address file holds 2,254 address points in ZIP code 56514. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56514 covers only Barnesville.

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 56514 has 1,512 housing units, and 86% 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 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56514 was built in 1976. 61% of homes in ZIP code 56514 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 379 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56514 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56514 is valued at $233,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56514, 30% heat with utility gas, 25% with electricity, 28% with bottled or tank gas, 13% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56514.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56580 in Sabin (10 miles northwest), 56579 in Rothsay (13 miles south), 56549 in Hawley (15 miles north), 56572 in Pelican Rapids (17 miles east), 56547 in Glyndon (18 miles north) and 56560 in Moorhead (19 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56514 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 11 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 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 2.75 inches on July 13, 2023, near Baker. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56514 was 1 in hail on July 10, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Barnesville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 was on June 28, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Barnesville. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 was on May 17, 2024, near Barnesville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56514 in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 4 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Barnesville on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 29, 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 Barnesville).

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 Barnesville, which is in Clay County; the ratings below are that county's. Clay County scores 80.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 21st of 87 Minnesota counties. Clay County scores 78.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 22nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Clay County scores 95.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 4th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Clay County is for winter weather, at 95.8 of 100.

Clay County averages 24.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Clay County is 41.2°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 108 miles from the center of ZIP code 56514. 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