Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55709, Bovey, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55709

  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 55709

  3 of the 21 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 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 55709

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55709

  53% of homes in ZIP code 55709 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 55709 is filed here under Bovey, in Itasca County, Minnesota; its center is about 74 miles northwest of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 2,965 address points in ZIP code 55709. ZIP code 55709 reaches into 4 cities and towns on our pages: Bovey (369 address points), Taconite (216), Coleraine (138) and Marble (71). Bovey holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Bovey.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 55709 has 2,479 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55709 was built in 1978. 53% of homes in ZIP code 55709 were built before 1980, and 28% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 490 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55709 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55709 is valued at $206,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55709, 16% heat with utility gas, 15% with electricity, 39% with bottled or tank gas, 11% with fuel oil and 18% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55709.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55722 in Coleraine (8.8 miles south), 55769 in Nashwauk (11 miles northeast), 55744 in Grand Rapids (13 miles southwest), 55753 in Keewatin (14 miles east), 55721 in Cohasset (19 miles southwest) and 55746 in Hibbing (20 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55709 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 21 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 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 2.75 inches on June 12, 2024, near Marble. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55709 was 1.75 in hail on June 12, 2024, 2.8 miles away near Taconite. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 was on August 3, 2024: 1.25 in hail near Nashwauk. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 was on July 27, 2025, near Taconite. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55709 in that period was 64 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Bovey on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 29, 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 Bovey).

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 Bovey, 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 74 miles from the center of ZIP code 55709. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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