Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56253, Lake Lillian, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56253

  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 56253

  8 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 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 56253

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 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 56253

  65% of homes in ZIP code 56253 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 56253 is filed here under Lake Lillian, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; its center is about 57 miles northeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 858 address points in ZIP code 56253. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56253 covers only Lake Lillian.

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 56253 has 556 housing units, and 88% 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 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56253 was built in 1969. 65% of homes in ZIP code 56253 were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 122 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56253 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56253 is valued at $195,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56253, 3% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 58% with bottled or tank gas, 14% 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 56253.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56216 in Blomkest (8.8 miles west), 56228 in Cosmos (10 miles east), 56209 in Atwater (12 miles north), 56251 in Kandiyohi (12 miles north), 56201 in Willmar (13 miles northwest) and 56281 in Prinsburg (14 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 56253 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, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 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 2.75 inches on May 9, 2022, near Blomkest. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56253 was 1.25 in hail on August 11, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Lake Lillian. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 was on August 3, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Cosmos. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 was on July 28, 2025, near Cosmos. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56253 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2016, 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 Lake Lillian, 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 57 miles from the center of ZIP code 56253. 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