Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55962, Peterson, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55962

  Fillmore County averages 39 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 55962

  2 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 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 55962

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55962

  70% of homes in ZIP code 55962 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 55962 is filed here under Peterson, in Fillmore County, Minnesota; its center is about 40 miles southeast of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 479 address points in ZIP code 55962. ZIP code 55962 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Peterson (134 address points) and Rushford Village (61). Peterson holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Peterson.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 55962 has 362 housing units, and 98% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55962 was built in 1952. 70% of homes in ZIP code 55962 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 165 homes.

89% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55962 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55962 is valued at $266,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55962, 31% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 13% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55962.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55971 in Rushford (5.9 miles northeast), 55949 in Lanesboro (6 miles southwest), 55952 in Lewiston (13 miles north), 55943 in Houston (13 miles east), 55954 in Mabel (14 miles south) and 55922 in Canton (14 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 55962 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, 23 thunderstorm-wind events and 8 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 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 September 21, 2024, near Whalan. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55962 was 58 mph wind on December 15, 2021, 2 miles away near Peterson. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 was on September 21, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Whalan. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 was on August 29, 2024, near Whalan. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55962 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 11 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 Peterson, which is in Fillmore County; the ratings below are that county's. Fillmore County scores 58.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 59th of 87 Minnesota counties. Fillmore County scores 27.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 71st of 87 Minnesota counties. Fillmore County scores 42.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Fillmore County is for tornado, at 86.8 of 100.

Fillmore County averages 39 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Fillmore County is 44.7°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 40 miles from the center of ZIP code 55962. 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