Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56628, Bigfork, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56628

  Itasca County averages 28.9 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 56628

  3 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56628 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 56628

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56628 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 56628

  45% of homes in ZIP code 56628 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 56628 is filed here under Bigfork, in Itasca County, Minnesota; its center is about 92 miles northwest of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 2,112 address points in ZIP code 56628. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56628 covers only Bigfork.

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 56628 has 1,605 housing units, and 87% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56628 was built in 1983. 45% of homes in ZIP code 56628 were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 296 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56628 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56628 is valued at $232,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56628, 3% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity, 58% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 15% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56628.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55709 in Bovey (21 miles south), 55769 in Nashwauk (22 miles southeast), 56636 in Deer River (26 miles southwest), 55722 in Coleraine (29 miles south), 55753 in Keewatin (29 miles southeast) and 56661 in Northome (30 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56628 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 6 hail events, 6 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56628 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 1.5 inches on July 22, 2023, near Bigfork. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56628 was 70 mph wind on July 21, 2016, 6.2 miles away near Bigfork. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56628 was on July 22, 2023: 1.5 in hail near Bigfork. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56628 was on June 24, 2022, near Bigfork. The busiest year was 2022, 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 Bigfork, which is in Itasca County; the ratings below are that county's. Itasca County scores 53.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 66th of 87 Minnesota counties. Itasca County scores 88 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 13th of 87 Minnesota counties. Itasca County scores 60.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 56th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Itasca County is for cold wave, at 96.7 of 100.

Itasca County averages 28.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Itasca County is 38.9°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 92 miles from the center of ZIP code 56628. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map