Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Dodge Center, MN

• Gutters in Dodge Center

  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 Dodge Center

  8 of the 34 hail events on record within 10 miles of Dodge Center 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 Dodge Center

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Dodge Center 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 Dodge Center

  57% of homes in ZIP code 55927 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Dodge Center: 55927. ZIP code 55927 has 1,707 households; its median home was built in 1976, and 81% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 55927 is $216,100, and 84% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Dodge Center is valued at $175,900.

• ZIP code 55927

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area (a ZIP code can extend beyond the city); ZIP list from Census place and ZIP Code Tabulation Area boundaries.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 34 hail events, 42 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Dodge Center 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 4, 2019, near Kasson. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Dodge Center was 46 mph wind on September 20, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Dodge Center. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Dodge Center was on April 28, 2025: 1 in hail near Kasson. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Dodge Center was on July 28, 2025, near Kasson. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Dodge Center in that period was 77 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 17 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).

Dodge County has 8,399 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in Dodge County was built in 1979. 51% of homes in Dodge County were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,778 homes.

88% of occupied homes in Dodge County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Dodge County is valued at $267,500. Among occupied homes in Dodge County, 60% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 25% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Dodge County page

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040).

Dodge Center is in Dodge County, so the county ratings below apply to it. 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.

The nearest other cities we serve, by straight-line distance, are Kasson (5.1 miles), Mantorville (5.5 miles), Claremont (7.3 miles), West Concord (8.9 miles), Hayfield (9.6 miles), Byron (11 miles), Waltham (15 miles) and Blooming Prairie (15 miles). The other Dodge County communities we serve are Claremont, Hayfield, Kasson, Mantorville and West Concord.

• Kasson 5.1 mi
• Mantorville 5.5 mi
• Claremont 7.3 mi
• West Concord 8.9 mi
• Hayfield 9.6 mi
• Byron 11 mi
• Waltham 15 mi
• Blooming Prairie 15 mi
• Sargeant 16 mi
• Pine Island 17 mi

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 17 miles from Dodge Center. 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