Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56442, Crosslake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56442

  Crow Wing County averages 29.4 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 56442

  7 of the 22 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 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 56442

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56442

  30% of homes in ZIP code 56442 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 56442 is filed here under Crosslake, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; its center is about 23 miles north of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 3,948 address points in ZIP code 56442. ZIP code 56442 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Crosslake (3,522 address points), Manhattan Beach (74) and Fifty Lakes (63). Crosslake holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Crosslake.

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

ZIP code 56442 has 3,415 housing units, and 87% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56442 was built in 1990. 30% of homes in ZIP code 56442 were built before 1980, and 28% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 724 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56442 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56442 is valued at $534,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56442, 81% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 5% with bottled or tank gas and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56442.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56441 in Crosby (8.1 miles southeast), 56465 in Merrifield (9.8 miles south), 56447 in Emily (10 miles northeast), 56472 in Breezy Point (14 miles southwest), 56474 in Pine River (15 miles west) and 56468 in Nisswa (16 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56442 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 22 hail events, 38 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 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 2.5 inches on June 19, 2016, near Pequot Lakes. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56442 was 58 mph wind on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Crosslake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 was on August 3, 2024: 0.75 in hail near Jenkins. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 was on July 22, 2025, near Emily. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56442 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 19 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Crosslake on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently August 21, 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 Crosslake).

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 Crosslake, which is in Crow Wing County; the ratings below are that county's. Crow Wing County scores 73.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 40th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 76.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 27th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 58.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Crow Wing County is for cold wave, at 91.4 of 100.

Crow Wing County averages 29.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Crow Wing County is 41.7°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 23 miles from the center of ZIP code 56442. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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