Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56042, Hartland, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56042

  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 56042

  4 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 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 56042

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56042

  77% of homes in ZIP code 56042 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 56042 is filed here under Hartland, in Freeborn County, Minnesota; its center is about 52 miles west of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 273 address points in ZIP code 56042. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56042 covers only Hartland.

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 56042 has 327 housing units, and 88% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56042 was built in 1956. 77% of homes in ZIP code 56042 were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 121 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56042 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56042 is valued at $200,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56042, 49% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 34% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56042.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56072 in New Richland (6.6 miles north), 56016 in Clarks Grove (7.3 miles east), 56009 in Alden (11 miles south), 56026 in Ellendale (11 miles northeast), 56007 in Albert Lea (13 miles southeast) and 56097 in Wells (13 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56042 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, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 10 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 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 August 10, 2020, near New Richland. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56042 was EF2 tornado on December 15, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Hartland. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 was on May 19, 2022: 1.5 in hail near Manchester. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 was on June 22, 2024, near New Richland. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56042 in that period was 64 mph. The busiest year was 2025, 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 Hartland, 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 52 miles from the center of ZIP code 56042. 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