Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56201, Willmar, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56201

  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 56201

  8 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 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 56201

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 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 56201

  55% of homes in ZIP code 56201 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 56201 is filed here under Willmar, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; its center is about 58 miles northeast of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 9,521 address points in ZIP code 56201. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56201 covers only Willmar.

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 56201 has 10,441 housing units, and 62% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56201 was built in 1977. 55% of homes in ZIP code 56201 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 1,621 homes.

61% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56201 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56201 is valued at $199,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56201, 66% heat with utility gas, 24% with electricity and 7% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56201.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56251 in Kandiyohi (6.5 miles northeast), 56282 in Raymond (9.9 miles southwest), 56279 in Pennock (10 miles northwest), 56288 in Spicer (11 miles northeast), 56216 in Blomkest (11 miles south) and 56209 in Atwater (12 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56201 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, 23 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 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. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56201 was 60 mph wind on August 16, 2025, 1.3 miles away near Willmar. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 was on May 9, 2022: 1.25 in hail near Willmar. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 was on August 16, 2025, near Willmar. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56201 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Willmar on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently May 25, 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 Willmar).

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 Willmar, 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 58 miles from the center of ZIP code 56201. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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