Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56007, Albert Lea, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56007

  Freeborn County averages 36.6 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 56007

  7 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 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 56007

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 74 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56007

  79% of homes in ZIP code 56007 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 56007 is filed here under Albert Lea, in Freeborn County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles southwest of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 9,045 address points in ZIP code 56007. ZIP code 56007 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Albert Lea (7,621 address points) and Manchester (42). Albert Lea holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Albert Lea.

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

ZIP code 56007 has 9,873 housing units, and 74% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56007 was built in 1959. 79% of homes in ZIP code 56007 were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,259 homes.

76% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56007 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56007 is valued at $161,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56007, 74% heat with utility gas, 15% with electricity, 9% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56007.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56016 in Clarks Grove (7.2 miles north), 56045 in Hollandale (8.9 miles northeast), 56036 in Glenville (9.1 miles southeast), 56009 in Alden (12 miles west), 56042 in Hartland (13 miles northwest) and 56029 in Emmons (14 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56007 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 15 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 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 3 inches on May 19, 2022, near Twin Lakes. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56007 was 1 in hail on July 10, 2023, 1 mile away near Albert Lea. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 was on April 28, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Albert Lea. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 was on September 19, 2024, near Glenville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56007 in that period was 74 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Albert Lea on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 27, 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 Albert Lea).

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 Albert Lea, which is in Freeborn County; the ratings below are that county's. Freeborn County scores 78.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 87 Minnesota counties. Freeborn County scores 80.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 20th of 87 Minnesota counties. Freeborn County scores 78.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 24th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Freeborn County is for tornado, at 89.5 of 100.

Freeborn County averages 36.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Freeborn County is 45.2°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 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 56007. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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