Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56636, Deer River, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56636

  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 56636

  2 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 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 56636

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 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 56636

  47% of homes in ZIP code 56636 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 56636 is filed here under Deer River, in Itasca County, Minnesota; its center is about 74 miles north of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56636 also extends into Cass County. Our address file holds 3,742 address points in ZIP code 56636. ZIP code 56636 reaches into 4 cities and towns on our pages: Deer River (396 address points), Ball Club (170), Inger (85) and Zemple (36). Deer River holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Deer River.

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

ZIP code 56636 has 2,937 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 12% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56636 was built in 1983. 47% of homes in ZIP code 56636 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 593 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56636 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56636 is valued at $195,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56636, 14% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 44% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 17% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56636.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55721 in Cohasset (15 miles southeast), 55744 in Grand Rapids (20 miles southeast), 55722 in Coleraine (22 miles east), 55709 in Bovey (23 miles east), 56672 in Remer (24 miles south) and 56628 in Bigfork (26 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56636 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 8 hail events, 6 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 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 June 12, 2024, near Deer River. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56636 was 1 in hail on May 12, 2022, 3.7 miles away near Deer River. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 was on June 12, 2024: 1 in hail near Deer River. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 was on June 20, 2025, near Deer River. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56636 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 6 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 Deer River, 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 74 miles from the center of ZIP code 56636. 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