Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56150, Lakefield, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56150

  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 56150

  6 of the 23 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56150 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 56150

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56150 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 56150

  87% of homes in ZIP code 56150 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 56150 is filed here under Lakefield, in Jackson County, Minnesota; its center is about 63 miles southeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 1,663 address points in ZIP code 56150. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56150 covers only Lakefield.

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 56150 has 1,335 housing units, and 92% 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 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56150 was built in 1954. 87% of homes in ZIP code 56150 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 462 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56150 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56150 is valued at $128,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56150, 58% heat with utility gas, 9% with electricity, 28% with bottled or tank gas and 4% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56150.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56143 in Jackson (10 miles east), 56167 in Round Lake (11 miles southwest), 56119 in Brewster (14 miles northwest), 56137 in Heron Lake (15 miles north), 56101 in Windom (18 miles north) and 56187 in Worthington (19 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56150 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 23 hail events, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56150 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 2.5 inches on July 11, 2020, near Lakefield. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56150 was 1 in hail on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Lakefield. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56150 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 56150 was on April 28, 2025, near Jackson. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56150 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 7 events in all.

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

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 Lakefield, 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 63 miles from the center of ZIP code 56150. 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