Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56449, Fort Ripley, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56449

  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 56449

  7 of the 16 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 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 56449

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56449

  36% of homes in ZIP code 56449 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 56449 is filed here under Fort Ripley, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; its center is about 13 miles south of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56449 also extends into Morrison County. Our address file holds 1,016 address points in ZIP code 56449. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56449 covers only Fort Ripley.

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 56449 has 868 housing units, and 91% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56449 was built in 1990. 36% of homes in ZIP code 56449 were built before 1980, and 36% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 212 homes.

96% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56449 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56449 is valued at $266,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56449, 18% heat with electricity, 60% with bottled or tank gas, 8% with fuel oil and 13% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56449.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56425 in Baxter (12 miles north), 56401 in Brainerd (13 miles northeast), 56345 in Little Falls (13 miles southwest), 56475 in Randall (14 miles southwest), 56364 in Pierz (15 miles southeast) and 56473 in Pillager (16 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56449 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 16 hail events, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 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 2.75 inches on June 23, 2022, near Brainerd. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56449 was 1.5 in hail on June 23, 2022, 1.2 miles away near Fort Ripley. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 was on September 5, 2023: 1.25 in hail near Baxter. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 was on August 29, 2024, near Harding. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56449 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 8 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 Fort Ripley, 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 13 miles from the center of ZIP code 56449. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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