Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55965, Preston, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55965

  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 55965

  2 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 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 55965

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 84 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55965

  67% of homes in ZIP code 55965 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 55965 is filed here under Preston, in Fillmore County, Minnesota; its center is about 37 miles southeast of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 1,295 address points in ZIP code 55965. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55965 covers only Preston.

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 55965 has 1,072 housing units, and 77% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55965 was built in 1961. 67% of homes in ZIP code 55965 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 404 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55965 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55965 is valued at $191,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55965, 47% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 29% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 6% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55965.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55939 in Harmony (6.2 miles southeast), 55935 in Fountain (8.2 miles north), 55990 in Wykoff (9.3 miles northwest), 55949 in Lanesboro (11 miles northeast), 55975 in Spring Valley (12 miles west) and 55922 in Canton (13 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55965 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, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 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 May 19, 2025, near Wykoff. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55965 was 1 in hail on June 30, 2018, 2.8 miles away near Preston. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 was on May 19, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Wykoff. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 was on July 28, 2025, near Harmony. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55965 in that period was 84 mph. The busiest year was 2024, 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 Preston, 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 37 miles from the center of ZIP code 55965. 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