Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56101, Windom, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56101

  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 56101

  1 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56101 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 56101

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56101 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 56101

  76% of homes in ZIP code 56101 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 56101 is filed here under Windom, in Cottonwood County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles southeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56101 also extends into Jackson County. Our address file holds 2,906 address points in ZIP code 56101. ZIP code 56101 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Windom (2,074 address points), Fish Lake (93) and Wilder (38). Windom holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Windom.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56101 has 2,811 housing units, and 80% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 56101 was built in 1964. 76% of homes in ZIP code 56101 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 583 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56101 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56101 is valued at $171,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56101, 71% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 15% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 56101.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56137 in Heron Lake (9.9 miles west), 56159 in Mountain Lake (11 miles east), 56183 in Westbrook (18 miles northwest), 56150 in Lakefield (18 miles south), 56120 in Butterfield (18 miles east) and 56143 in Jackson (19 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56101 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 12 hail events, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56101 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 19, 2017, near Windom. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56101 was EF0 tornado on May 9, 2023, 1 mile away near Windom. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56101 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 56101 was on September 4, 2025, near Windom. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56101 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Windom on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently September 22, 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 Windom).

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 Windom, 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 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 56101. 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