Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56137, Heron Lake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56137

  Jackson County averages 31.6 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 56137

  3 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 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 56137

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56137

  85% of homes in ZIP code 56137 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 56137 is filed here under Heron Lake, in Jackson County, Minnesota; its center is about 48 miles southeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56137 also extends into Cottonwood County. Our address file holds 610 address points in ZIP code 56137. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56137 covers only Heron Lake.

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 56137 has 515 housing units, and 93% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56137 was built in 1949. 85% of homes in ZIP code 56137 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 214 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56137 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56137 is valued at $114,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56137, 54% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 22% with bottled or tank gas, 7% 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 56137.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56101 in Windom (9.9 miles east), 56119 in Brewster (11 miles southwest), 56131 in Fulda (13 miles west), 56150 in Lakefield (15 miles south), 56183 in Westbrook (15 miles north) and 56187 in Worthington (19 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56137 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 13 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 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 July 11, 2020, near Kinbrae. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56137 was 1 in hail on September 5, 2020, 2.9 miles away near Heron Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 was on July 29, 2025: 1 in hail near Kinbrae. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 was on June 17, 2024, near Okabena. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56137 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 5 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Heron Lake on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently May 18, 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 Heron Lake).

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 Heron Lake, which is in Jackson County; the ratings below are that county's. Jackson County scores 71.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 41st of 87 Minnesota counties. Jackson County scores 21.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 75th of 87 Minnesota counties. Jackson County scores 74 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 35th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Jackson County is for tornado, at 82.7 of 100.

Jackson County averages 31.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Jackson County is 45.6°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 48 miles from the center of ZIP code 56137. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map