Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56068, Minnesota Lake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56068

  Faribault County averages 34.2 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 56068

  1 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 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 56068

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 83 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56068

  79% of homes in ZIP code 56068 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 56068 is filed here under Minnesota Lake, in Faribault County, Minnesota; its center is about 63 miles southwest of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56068 also extends into Blue Earth County and Waseca County. Our address file holds 434 address points in ZIP code 56068. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56068 covers only Minnesota Lake.

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 56068 has 481 housing units, and 93% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56068 was built in 1956. 79% of homes in ZIP code 56068 were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 179 homes.

76% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56068 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56068 is valued at $160,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56068, 44% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56068.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56065 in Mapleton (7.4 miles northwest), 56097 in Wells (11 miles southeast), 56072 in New Richland (15 miles east), 56080 in St. Clair (15 miles north), 56037 in Good Thunder (16 miles northwest) and 56042 in Hartland (17 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56068 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, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 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 inches on June 2, 2020, near Waldorf. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56068 was 58 mph wind on April 28, 2025, 1.5 miles away near Minnesota Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Pemberton. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 was on April 28, 2025, near Minnesota Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56068 in that period was 83 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 4 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Minnesota Lake on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently September 2, 2026. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Minnesota Lake).

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 Minnesota Lake, which is in Faribault County; the ratings below are that county's. Faribault County scores 76.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 35th of 87 Minnesota counties. Faribault County scores 73.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 32nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Faribault County scores 80.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 21st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Faribault County is for tornado, at 80.8 of 100.

Faribault County averages 34.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Faribault County is 45.7°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 63 miles from the center of ZIP code 56068. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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