Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56461, Laporte, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56461

  Hubbard County averages 22.7 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 56461

  6 of the 17 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 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 56461

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 96 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56461

  38% of homes in ZIP code 56461 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 56461 is filed here under Laporte, in Hubbard County, Minnesota; its center is about 68 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 2,587 address points in ZIP code 56461. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56461 covers only Laporte.

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 56461 has 2,013 housing units, and 87% 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 56461 was built in 1989. 38% of homes in ZIP code 56461 were built before 1980, and 30% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 400 homes.

94% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56461 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56461 is valued at $240,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56461, 3% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 49% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 22% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56461.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56467 in Nevis (17 miles south), 56633 in Cass Lake (18 miles east), 56470 in Park Rapids (18 miles southwest), 56678 in Solway (19 miles northwest), 56601 in Bemidji (20 miles north) and 56484 in Walker (20 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56461 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 17 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 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 2 inches on June 12, 2024, near Lake George. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56461 was 69 mph wind on June 4, 2019, 1.5 miles away near Laporte. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 was on June 12, 2024: 2 in hail near Lake George. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 was on June 5, 2024, near Laporte. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56461 in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 6 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Laporte on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently September 4, 2026. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Laporte).

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 Laporte, which is in Hubbard County; the ratings below are that county's. Hubbard County scores 34.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 79th of 87 Minnesota counties. Hubbard County scores 45.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 52nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Hubbard County scores 73.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 38th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Hubbard County is for winter weather, at 73.5 of 100.

Hubbard County averages 22.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Hubbard County is 39.9°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 68 miles from the center of ZIP code 56461. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map