Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56279, Pennock, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56279

  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 56279

  6 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 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 56279

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56279

  70% of homes in ZIP code 56279 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 56279 is filed here under Pennock, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; its center is about 61 miles northeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 680 address points in ZIP code 56279. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56279 covers only Pennock.

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 56279 has 538 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 56279 was built in 1972. 70% of homes in ZIP code 56279 were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 174 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56279 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56279 is valued at $228,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56279, 4% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 67% with bottled or tank gas, 11% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56279.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56252 in Kerkhoven (6.8 miles southwest), 56289 in Sunburg (8.4 miles north), 56201 in Willmar (10 miles southeast), 56288 in Spicer (11 miles east), 56271 in Murdock (12 miles west) and 56273 in New London (13 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56279 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 15 hail events, 21 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 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 inches on July 4, 2017, near Sunburg. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56279 was 75 mph wind on May 12, 2022, 4.5 miles away near Pennock. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 was on June 20, 2025: 1 in hail near Pennock. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 was on August 16, 2025, near Willmar. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56279 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 11 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 Pennock, 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 61 miles from the center of ZIP code 56279. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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