Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56447, Emily, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56447

  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 56447

  None of the 5 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 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 56447

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 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 56447

  46% of homes in ZIP code 56447 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 56447 is filed here under Emily, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; its center is about 30 miles northeast of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 1,850 address points in ZIP code 56447. ZIP code 56447 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Emily (1,243 address points) and Fifty Lakes (51). Emily holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Emily.

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

ZIP code 56447 has 1,274 housing units, and 97% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56447 was built in 1982. 46% of homes in ZIP code 56447 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 238 homes.

97% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56447 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56447 is valued at $323,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56447, 2% heat with utility gas, 29% with electricity, 55% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 10% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56447.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56442 in Crosslake (10 miles southwest), 56441 in Crosby (11 miles south), 56469 in Palisade (17 miles east), 56465 in Merrifield (18 miles southwest), 56455 in Ironton (21 miles south) and 56431 in Aitkin (22 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56447 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 5 hail events, 19 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 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 inch on July 19, 2023, near Emily.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56447 was 60 mph wind on June 20, 2022, 2.2 miles away near Emily. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 was on April 17, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Emily. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 was on July 22, 2025, near Emily. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56447 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 4 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 Emily, 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 30 miles from the center of ZIP code 56447. 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