Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56735, Lancaster, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56735

  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 56735

  1 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 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 56735

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56735

  76% of homes in ZIP code 56735 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 56735 is filed here under Lancaster, in Kittson County, Minnesota; its center is about 210 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56735 also extends into Roseau County. Our address file holds 588 address points in ZIP code 56735. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56735 covers only Lancaster.

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 56735 has 384 housing units, and 77% 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 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56735 was built in 1959. 76% of homes in ZIP code 56735 were built before 1980, and 11% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 126 homes.

77% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56735 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56735 is valued at $163,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56735, 4% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 52% with bottled or tank gas, 11% with fuel oil and 14% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56735.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56728 in Hallock (18 miles southwest), 56726 in Greenbush (23 miles southeast), 56732 in Karlstad (24 miles south), 56714 in Badger (30 miles east), 56757 in Stephen (33 miles south) and 56713 in Argyle (40 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56735 beside the 6 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 11 hail events, 2 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 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. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56735 was 1 in hail on June 17, 2016, 1.4 miles away near Lancaster. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 was on July 9, 2025: 1 in hail near Lancaster. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 was on July 19, 2022, near Lancaster. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56735 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 4 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Lancaster on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 28, 2025. 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 Lancaster).

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 Lancaster, 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 210 miles from the center of ZIP code 56735. 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