Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56360, Osakis, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56360

  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 56360

  1 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56360 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 56360

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56360 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56360

  55% of homes in ZIP code 56360 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 56360 is filed here under Osakis, in Douglas County, Minnesota; its center is about 56 miles southwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56360 also extends into Todd County. Our address file holds 3,024 address points in ZIP code 56360. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56360 covers only Osakis.

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 56360 has 2,688 housing units, and 80% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 12% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56360 was built in 1978. 55% of homes in ZIP code 56360 were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 531 homes.

79% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56360 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56360 is valued at $233,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56360, 31% heat with utility gas, 23% with electricity, 38% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 56360.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56355 in Nelson (7.1 miles northwest), 56319 in Carlos (10 miles northwest), 56385 in Villard (12 miles south), 56378 in Sauk Centre (13 miles southeast), 56308 in Alexandria (13 miles west) and 56347 in Long Prairie (14 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56360 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 11 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56360 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 July 19, 2019, near Osakis. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56360 was 64 mph wind on May 12, 2022, 1.2 miles away near Osakis. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56360 was on August 8, 2025: 0.88 in hail near West Union. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56360 was on June 23, 2023, near West Union. The busiest year was 2018, with 4 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 Osakis, 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 56 miles from the center of ZIP code 56360. 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