Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56319, Carlos, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56319

  Douglas County averages 27.6 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 56319

  1 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 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 56319

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56319

  48% of homes in ZIP code 56319 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 56319 is filed here under Carlos, in Douglas County, Minnesota; its center is about 55 miles southwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56319 also extends into Todd County. Our address file holds 836 address points in ZIP code 56319. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56319 covers only Carlos.

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 56319 has 806 housing units, and 94% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56319 was built in 1982. 48% of homes in ZIP code 56319 were built before 1980, and 30% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 185 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56319 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56319 is valued at $282,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56319, 47% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 24% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 12% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56319.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56355 in Nelson (4.5 miles south), 56354 in Miltona (4.6 miles northwest), 56360 in Osakis (10 miles southeast), 56446 in Eagle Bend (11 miles northeast), 56361 in Parkers Prairie (12 miles northwest) and 56308 in Alexandria (12 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56319 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 10 hail events, 6 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 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 1.5 inches on July 13, 2024, near Miltona. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56319 was 60 mph wind on July 21, 2016, 3.6 miles away near Carlos. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 was on July 13, 2024: 1.5 in hail near Miltona. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 was on May 12, 2022, near Carlos. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56319 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 5 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 Carlos, which is in Douglas County; the ratings below are that county's. Douglas County scores 47.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 72nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Douglas County scores 73.1 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 33rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Douglas County scores 91.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 10th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Douglas County is for winter weather, at 91.8 of 100.

Douglas County averages 27.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Douglas County is 42°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 55 miles from the center of ZIP code 56319. 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