Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56183, Westbrook, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56183

  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 56183

  1 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 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 56183

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56183

  82% of homes in ZIP code 56183 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 56183 is filed here under Westbrook, in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; its center is about 33 miles southeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56183 also extends into Murray County. Our address file holds 752 address points in ZIP code 56183. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56183 covers only Westbrook.

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 56183 has 668 housing units, and 88% 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 56183 was built in 1952. 82% of homes in ZIP code 56183 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 208 homes.

73% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56183 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56183 is valued at $124,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56183, 47% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 25% with bottled or tank gas, 7% 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 56183.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56131 in Fulda (14 miles southwest), 56180 in Walnut Grove (15 miles north), 56137 in Heron Lake (15 miles south), 56152 in Lamberton (15 miles northeast), 56172 in Slayton (17 miles west) and 56101 in Windom (18 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56183 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, 30 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 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 October 24, 2023, near Westbrook. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56183 was 64 mph wind on August 28, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Westbrook. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 was on October 24, 2023: 1 in hail near Walnut Grove. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 was on July 31, 2024, near Dovray. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56183 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 16 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 Westbrook, 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 33 miles from the center of ZIP code 56183. 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