Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56309, Ashby, MN

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  3 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 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.

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  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  54% of homes in ZIP code 56309 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.

ZIP code 56309 is filed here under Ashby, in Grant County, Minnesota; its center is about 79 miles west of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56309 also extends into Otter Tail County and Douglas County. Our address file holds 938 address points in ZIP code 56309. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56309 covers only Ashby.

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 56309 has 792 housing units, and 88% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56309 was built in 1975. 54% of homes in ZIP code 56309 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 219 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56309 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56309 is valued at $270,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56309, 1% heat with utility gas, 30% with electricity, 58% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 6% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56309.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56326 in Evansville (6.8 miles southeast), 56324 in Dalton (7.7 miles northwest), 56531 in Elbow Lake (11 miles southwest), 56315 in Brandon (12 miles southeast), 56524 in Clitherall (13 miles northeast) and 56311 in Barrett (14 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56309 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, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 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 26, 2024, near Urbank. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56309 was 75 mph wind on May 30, 2022, 1.6 miles away near Ashby. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 was on August 26, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Urbank. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 was on June 20, 2025, near Evansville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56309 in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 11 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 Ashby, which is in Grant County; the ratings below are that county's. Grant County scores 38.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 77th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 17.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 80th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 52.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Grant County is for tornado, at 73.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Grant County is 42.8°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 79 miles from the center of ZIP code 56309. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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