Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55008, Cambridge, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55008

  Isanti County averages 30.4 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 55008

  3 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 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 55008

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55008

  43% of homes in ZIP code 55008 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 55008 is filed here under Cambridge, in Isanti County, Minnesota; its center is about 65 miles north of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 7,160 address points in ZIP code 55008. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55008 covers only Cambridge.

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 55008 has 6,851 housing units, and 72% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 9% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55008 was built in 1989. 43% of homes in ZIP code 55008 were built before 1980, and 34% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,422 homes.

77% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55008 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55008 is valued at $267,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55008, 60% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 22% with bottled or tank gas and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55008.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55080 in Stanchfield (6.8 miles north), 55040 in Isanti (7.2 miles south), 55006 in Braham (12 miles north), 55070 in St. Francis (12 miles southwest), 55005 in East Bethel (13 miles south) and 55032 in Harris (13 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55008 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 15 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 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 May 9, 2022, near Isanti. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55008 was 60 mph wind on June 25, 2016, 1.8 miles away near Cambridge. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 was on May 15, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Isanti. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 was on June 28, 2025, near Cambridge. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55008 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 12 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 Cambridge, which is in Isanti County; the ratings below are that county's. Isanti County scores 60.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 56th of 87 Minnesota counties. Isanti County scores 50.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 50th of 87 Minnesota counties. Isanti County scores 25.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 84th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Isanti County is for tornado, at 75.9 of 100.

Isanti County averages 30.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Isanti County is 43.6°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 65 miles from the center of ZIP code 55008. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map