Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56209, Atwater, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56209

  Kandiyohi County averages 30 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 56209

  7 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 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 56209

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56209

  66% of homes in ZIP code 56209 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 56209 is filed here under Atwater, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; its center is about 68 miles northeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56209 also extends into Meeker County. Our address file holds 1,505 address points in ZIP code 56209. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56209 covers only Atwater.

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 56209 has 1,280 housing units, and 91% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56209 was built in 1972. 66% of homes in ZIP code 56209 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 239 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56209 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56209 is valued at $220,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56209, 35% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 56209.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56251 in Kandiyohi (6 miles west), 56243 in Grove City (6.6 miles northeast), 56288 in Spicer (11 miles northwest), 56253 in Lake Lillian (12 miles south), 56201 in Willmar (12 miles west) and 55355 in Litchfield (13 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56209 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 10 hail events, 10 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 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 May 9, 2022, near Kandiyohi. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56209 was EF0 tornado on August 3, 2018, 1.2 miles away near Atwater. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 was on August 3, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Atwater. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 was on June 28, 2025, near Lake Lillian. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56209 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2017, 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 Atwater, which is in Kandiyohi County; the ratings below are that county's. Kandiyohi County scores 82.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. Kandiyohi County scores 86.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 15th of 87 Minnesota counties. Kandiyohi County scores 71.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 40th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Kandiyohi County is for strong wind, at 86.8 of 100.

Kandiyohi County averages 30 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Kandiyohi County is 43.8°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 56209. 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