Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55924, Claremont, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55924

  Dodge County averages 37.5 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 55924

  5 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 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 55924

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 77 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55924

  71% of homes in ZIP code 55924 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 55924 is filed here under Claremont, in Dodge County, Minnesota; its center is about 25 miles west of our Rochester office. ZIP code 55924 also extends into Steele County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55924 covers only Claremont.

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 55924 has 549 housing units, and 89% 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 55924 was built in 1954. 71% of homes in ZIP code 55924 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 226 homes.

89% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55924 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55924 is valued at $230,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55924, 47% heat with utility gas, 3% with electricity, 36% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 9% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55924.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55927 in Dodge Center (7.2 miles east), 55985 in West Concord (10 miles northeast), 55060 in Owatonna (11 miles west), 55917 in Blooming Prairie (11 miles south), 55940 in Hayfield (14 miles southeast) and 55944 in Kasson (14 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55924 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 15 hail events, 26 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 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 4, 2019, near Dodge Center. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55924 was 58 mph wind on August 11, 2023, 1 mile away near Claremont. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 was on March 28, 2025: 1 in hail near Dodge Center. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 was on August 5, 2024, near Dodge Center. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55924 in that period was 77 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 9 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 Claremont, which is in Dodge County; the ratings below are that county's. Dodge County scores 59.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 58th of 87 Minnesota counties. Dodge County scores 43.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 87 Minnesota counties. Dodge County scores 30.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 79th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Dodge County is for tornado, at 83.3 of 100.

Dodge County averages 37.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Dodge County is 44.5°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 25 miles from the center of ZIP code 55924. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map