Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56159, Mountain Lake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56159

  Cottonwood County averages 31.7 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 56159

  1 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 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 56159

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56159

  82% of homes in ZIP code 56159 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 56159 is filed here under Mountain Lake, in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; its center is about 54 miles southeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56159 also extends into Jackson County. Our address file holds 1,376 address points in ZIP code 56159. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56159 covers only Mountain Lake.

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 56159 has 1,051 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 56159 was built in 1963. 82% of homes in ZIP code 56159 were built before 1980, and 6% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 283 homes.

77% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56159 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56159 is valued at $135,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56159, 65% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 19% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56159.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56120 in Butterfield (7.3 miles east), 56101 in Windom (11 miles west), 56019 in Comfrey (12 miles north), 56176 in Trimont (15 miles southeast), 56081 in St. James (16 miles east) and 56087 in Springfield (21 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56159 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 14 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 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 1.5 inches on July 25, 2018, near Darfur. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56159 was 60 mph wind on September 17, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Mountain Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Windom. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 was on June 8, 2023, near Fish Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56159 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 11 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 Mountain Lake, which is in Cottonwood County; the ratings below are that county's. Cottonwood County scores 75.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 53.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 78.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Cottonwood County is for tornado, at 80.3 of 100.

Cottonwood County averages 31.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Cottonwood County is 45.6°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 54 miles from the center of ZIP code 56159. 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