Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55946, Kenyon, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55946

  Goodhue County averages 35.7 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 55946

  5 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55946 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 55946

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55946 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55946

  72% of homes in ZIP code 55946 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 55946 is filed here under Kenyon, in Goodhue County, Minnesota; its center is about 25 miles northwest of our Rochester office. ZIP code 55946 also extends into Rice County and Dodge County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55946 covers only Kenyon.

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 55946 has 1,398 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55946 was built in 1955. 72% of homes in ZIP code 55946 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 583 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55946 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55946 is valued at $240,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55946, 48% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55946.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55985 in West Concord (7.8 miles south), 55983 in Wanamingo (7.8 miles east), 55053 in Nerstrand (8 miles northwest), 55018 in Dennison (11 miles north), 55992 in Zumbrota (14 miles east) and 55049 in Medford (15 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 55946 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 12 hail events, 19 thunderstorm-wind events and 12 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55946 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 3.5 inches on July 13, 2024, near Nerstrand. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55946 was 75 mph wind on April 28, 2025, 1.2 miles away near Kenyon. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55946 was on September 19, 2024: 1.5 in hail near Kenyon. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55946 was on April 28, 2025, near Kenyon. The busiest year was 2018, with 8 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 Kenyon, which is in Goodhue County; the ratings below are that county's. Goodhue County scores 80.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 22nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Goodhue County scores 82.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 19th of 87 Minnesota counties. Goodhue County scores 50 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 65th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Goodhue County is for tornado, at 88.2 of 100.

Goodhue County averages 35.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Goodhue County is 44.9°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 25 miles from the center of ZIP code 55946. 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