Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56649, International Falls, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56649

  Koochiching County averages 25.5 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 56649

  None of the 5 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 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 56649

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56649

  69% of homes in ZIP code 56649 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 56649 is filed here under International Falls, in Koochiching County, Minnesota; its center is about 130 miles north of our Duluth office. ZIP code 56649 also extends into St. Louis County. Our address file holds 5,371 address points in ZIP code 56649. ZIP code 56649 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: International Falls (2,961 address points) and Ranier (282). International Falls holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under International Falls.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56649 has 5,071 housing units, and 82% 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 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56649 was built in 1971. 69% of homes in ZIP code 56649 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 1,021 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56649 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56649 is valued at $143,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56649, 63% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 16% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56649.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56653 in Littlefork (27 miles southwest) and 55771 in Orr (30 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56649 beside the 2 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 5 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 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 1.25 inches on June 19, 2016, near Ranier.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56649 was 1.25 in hail on June 19, 2016, 3.6 miles away near Ranier. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 was on August 8, 2023: 1 in hail near Ranier. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 was on June 14, 2022, near Ranier. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56649 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 4 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 International Falls, which is in Koochiching County; the ratings below are that county's. Koochiching County scores 43.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 75th of 87 Minnesota counties. Koochiching County scores 8.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 84th of 87 Minnesota counties. Koochiching County scores 44.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 69th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Koochiching County is for cold wave, at 72.9 of 100.

Koochiching County averages 25.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Koochiching County is 38°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 130 miles from the center of ZIP code 56649. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map