Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56653, Littlefork, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56653

  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 56653

  2 of the 12 hail events on record within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 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 56653

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 78 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56653

  61% of homes in ZIP code 56653 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 56653 is filed here under Littlefork, in Koochiching County, Minnesota; its center is about 125 miles northwest of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 1,160 address points in ZIP code 56653. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56653 covers only Littlefork.

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 56653 has 752 housing units, and 80% 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 13% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56653 was built in 1976. 61% of homes in ZIP code 56653 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 202 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56653 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56653 is valued at $145,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56653, 4% heat with utility gas, 42% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56653.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56649 in International Falls (27 miles northeast), 55771 in Orr (32 miles east) and 56661 in Northome (40 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56653 beside the 3 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 12 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 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 2.5 inches on June 19, 2016, near Littlefork. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56653 was 58 mph wind on July 17, 2019, 7.5 miles away near Littlefork. The most recent hail event within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 was on August 8, 2023: 1 in hail near Ranier. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 was on July 4, 2025, near International Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56653 in that period was 78 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 8 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 Littlefork, 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 125 miles from the center of ZIP code 56653. 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