Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56029, Emmons, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56029

  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 56029

  5 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 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 56029

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 79 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56029

  81% of homes in ZIP code 56029 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 56029 is filed here under Emmons, in Freeborn County, Minnesota; its center is about 64 miles southwest of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 351 address points in ZIP code 56029. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56029 covers only Emmons.

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 56029 has 304 housing units, and 97% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 56029 was built in 1939 or earlier. 81% of homes in ZIP code 56029 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 159 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56029 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56029 is valued at $115,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56029, 50% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 34% with bottled or tank gas and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56029.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56051 in Kiester (9 miles west), 56009 in Alden (9.5 miles north), 56007 in Albert Lea (14 miles northeast), 56014 in Bricelyn (15 miles west), 56036 in Glenville (16 miles east) and 56097 in Wells (17 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56029 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 8 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 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. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56029 was EF1 tornado on August 5, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Emmons. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 was on April 28, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Conger. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 was on June 12, 2024, near Walters. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56029 in that period was 79 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 4 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 Emmons, 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 64 miles from the center of ZIP code 56029. 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