Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56661, Northome, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56661

  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 56661

  6 of the 27 hail events on record within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 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 56661

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56661

  58% of homes in ZIP code 56661 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 56661 is filed here under Northome, in Koochiching County, Minnesota; its center is about 103 miles north of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56661 also extends into Itasca County and Beltrami County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56661 covers only Northome.

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 56661 has 683 housing units, and 88% 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 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56661 was built in 1973. 58% of homes in ZIP code 56661 were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 134 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56661 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56661 is valued at $185,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56661, 4% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 58% with bottled or tank gas, 8% with fuel oil and 19% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56661.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56630 in Blackduck (18 miles west), 56650 in Kelliher (22 miles northwest), 56647 in Tenstrike (25 miles southwest), 56683 in Tenstrike (30 miles west), 56628 in Bigfork (30 miles east) and 56636 in Deer River (33 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56661 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 27 hail events, 41 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 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 July 19, 2023, near Inger. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56661 was 0.75 in hail on August 3, 2024, 2.4 miles away near Northome. The most recent hail event within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 was on August 3, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Blackduck. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 was on June 21, 2025, near Inger. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 25 miles of the center of ZIP code 56661 in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 13 events in all.

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

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 Northome, 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 Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 103 miles from the center of ZIP code 56661. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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