Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56326, Evansville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56326

  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 56326

  3 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 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 56326

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 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 56326

  55% of homes in ZIP code 56326 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 56326 is filed here under Evansville, in Douglas County, Minnesota; its center is about 75 miles west of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56326 also extends into Otter Tail County. Our address file holds 1,029 address points in ZIP code 56326. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56326 covers only Evansville.

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 56326 has 946 housing units, and 87% 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56326 was built in 1977. 55% of homes in ZIP code 56326 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 201 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56326 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56326 is valued at $231,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56326, 3% heat with utility gas, 26% with electricity, 57% with bottled or tank gas, 7% with fuel oil and 7% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56326.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56315 in Brandon (5.5 miles southeast), 56309 in Ashby (6.8 miles northwest), 56332 in Garfield (9.5 miles southeast), 56524 in Clitherall (13 miles north), 56311 in Barrett (14 miles southwest) and 56324 in Dalton (14 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56326 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 7 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 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 1.75 inches on August 26, 2024, near Urbank. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56326 was 62 mph wind on June 20, 2025, 2.7 miles away near Evansville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 was on August 26, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Urbank. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 was on June 20, 2025, near Evansville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56326 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 7 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 Evansville, 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 75 miles from the center of ZIP code 56326. 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