Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55744, Grand Rapids, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55744

  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 55744

  10 of the 57 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55744 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 55744

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55744 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 55744

  51% of homes in ZIP code 55744 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 55744 is filed here under Grand Rapids, in Itasca County, Minnesota; its center is about 69 miles northeast of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 10,061 address points in ZIP code 55744. ZIP code 55744 reaches into 4 cities and towns on our pages: Grand Rapids (4,501 address points), La Prairie (319), Coleraine (250) and Cohasset (242). Grand Rapids holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Grand Rapids.

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

ZIP code 55744 has 9,733 housing units, and 73% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55744 was built in 1980. 51% of homes in ZIP code 55744 were built before 1980, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 1,923 homes.

75% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55744 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55744 is valued at $232,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55744, 54% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 18% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55744.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55722 in Coleraine (5 miles northeast), 55721 in Cohasset (8.3 miles west), 55709 in Bovey (13 miles northeast), 55793 in Warba (13 miles southeast), 55748 in Hill City (17 miles south) and 56636 in Deer River (20 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55744 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 57 hail events, 36 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55744 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 3 inches on June 20, 2025, near Warba. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55744 was 1.5 in hail on June 29, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Grand Rapids. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55744 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 55744 was on July 23, 2025, near Warba. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55744 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 33 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids).

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 Grand Rapids, 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 69 miles from the center of ZIP code 55744. 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