Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55721, Cohasset, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55721

  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 55721

  7 of the 34 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 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 55721

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 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 55721

  44% of homes in ZIP code 55721 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 55721 is filed here under Cohasset, in Itasca County, Minnesota; its center is about 64 miles north of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 2,059 address points in ZIP code 55721. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55721 covers only Cohasset.

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 55721 has 1,924 housing units, and 86% 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 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55721 was built in 1984. 44% of homes in ZIP code 55721 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 399 homes.

89% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55721 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55721 is valued at $267,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55721, 54% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 7% with bottled or tank gas, 7% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55721.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55744 in Grand Rapids (8.3 miles east), 55722 in Coleraine (13 miles east), 56636 in Deer River (15 miles northwest), 55748 in Hill City (16 miles south), 56672 in Remer (19 miles southwest) and 55709 in Bovey (19 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55721 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 34 hail events, 31 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 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 June 12, 2024, near Cohasset. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55721 was 0.75 in hail on May 18, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Cohasset. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 was on June 20, 2025: 1 in hail near Cohasset. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 was on July 31, 2024, near La Prairie. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55721 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 25 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Cohasset on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently July 3, 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 Cohasset).

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 Cohasset, 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 Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 64 miles from the center of ZIP code 55721. 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