Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56216, Blomkest, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56216

  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 56216

  5 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 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 56216

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 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 56216

  86% of homes in ZIP code 56216 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 56216 is filed here under Blomkest, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles northeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 353 address points in ZIP code 56216. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56216 covers only Blomkest.

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 56216 has 330 housing units, and 95% 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 56216 was built in 1952. 86% of homes in ZIP code 56216 were built before 1980, and 1% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 108 homes.

92% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56216 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56216 is valued at $141,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56216, 37% heat with utility gas, 6% with electricity, 45% with bottled or tank gas, 7% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56216.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56281 in Prinsburg (5.4 miles west), 56253 in Lake Lillian (8.8 miles east), 56282 in Raymond (10 miles northwest), 56230 in Danube (10 miles south), 56201 in Willmar (11 miles north) and 56277 in Olivia (12 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56216 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, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 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 Willmar. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56216 was 2.75 in hail on May 9, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Blomkest. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 was on June 2, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Olivia. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 was on July 28, 2025, near Lake Lillian. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56216 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2025, 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 Blomkest, 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 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 56216. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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