Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56016, Clarks Grove, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56016

  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 56016

  5 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56016 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 56016

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56016 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56016

  73% of homes in ZIP code 56016 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 56016 is filed here under Clarks Grove, in Freeborn County, Minnesota; its center is about 47 miles southwest of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 403 address points in ZIP code 56016. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56016 covers only Clarks Grove.

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 56016 has 445 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 13% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56016 was built in 1966. 73% of homes in ZIP code 56016 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 113 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56016 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56016 is valued at $199,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56016, 52% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56016.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56045 in Hollandale (6.9 miles east), 56007 in Albert Lea (7.2 miles south), 56042 in Hartland (7.3 miles west), 56026 in Ellendale (8.2 miles north), 56072 in New Richland (12 miles northwest) and 56009 in Alden (13 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56016 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, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56016 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 May 19, 2022, near Ellendale. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56016 was 1.25 in hail on May 17, 2017, 1 mile away near Clarks Grove. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56016 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 56016 was on June 17, 2024, near New Richland. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56016 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 9 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 Clarks Grove, 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 47 miles from the center of ZIP code 56016. 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