Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56728, Hallock, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56728

  Kittson County averages 22.3 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 56728

  2 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 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 56728

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 83 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56728

  73% of homes in ZIP code 56728 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 56728 is filed here under Hallock, in Kittson County, Minnesota; its center is about 213 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 875 address points in ZIP code 56728. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56728 covers only Hallock.

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 56728 has 628 housing units, and 79% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56728 was built in 1964. 73% of homes in ZIP code 56728 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 172 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56728 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56728 is valued at $157,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56728, 53% heat with utility gas, 29% with electricity, 12% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56728.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56735 in Lancaster (18 miles northeast), 56757 in Stephen (22 miles south), 56732 in Karlstad (27 miles southeast), 56713 in Argyle (31 miles south) and 56726 in Greenbush (35 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56728 beside the 5 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 7 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 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 1.5 inches on June 28, 2025, near Lancaster. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56728 was 1.25 in hail on July 31, 2017, 1.4 miles away near Hallock. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 was on June 28, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Lancaster. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 was on July 19, 2022, near Hallock. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56728 in that period was 83 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 3 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 Hallock, which is in Kittson County; the ratings below are that county's. Kittson County scores 27.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 81st of 87 Minnesota counties. Kittson County scores 7.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 86th of 87 Minnesota counties. Kittson County scores 45.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 68th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Kittson County is for tornado, at 57.3 of 100.

Kittson County averages 22.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Kittson County is 38.9°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 213 miles from the center of ZIP code 56728. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map