Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56143, Jackson, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56143

  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 56143

  4 of the 28 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 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 56143

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56143

  78% of homes in ZIP code 56143 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 56143 is filed here under Jackson, in Jackson County, Minnesota; its center is about 68 miles southeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 2,483 address points in ZIP code 56143. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56143 covers only Jackson.

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 56143 has 2,250 housing units, and 79% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56143 was built in 1961. 78% of homes in ZIP code 56143 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 696 homes.

73% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56143 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56143 is valued at $158,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56143, 61% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 21% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56143.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56150 in Lakefield (10 miles west), 56171 in Sherburn (13 miles east), 56176 in Trimont (18 miles northeast), 56101 in Windom (19 miles north), 56181 in Welcome (20 miles east) and 56167 in Round Lake (21 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56143 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 28 hail events, 12 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 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 September 6, 2020, near Jackson. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56143 was 0.75 in hail on July 1, 2019, less than 1 mile away near Jackson. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 was on April 28, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Jackson. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 was on April 28, 2025, near Jackson. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56143 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 7 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 Jackson, 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 68 miles from the center of ZIP code 56143. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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