Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56232, Dawson, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56232

  Lac qui Parle County averages 27.1 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 56232

  4 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 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 56232

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 100 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56232

  79% of homes in ZIP code 56232 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 56232 is filed here under Dawson, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; its center is about 36 miles north of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 1,221 address points in ZIP code 56232. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56232 covers only Dawson.

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 56232 has 1,039 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56232 was built in 1953. 79% of homes in ZIP code 56232 were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 414 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56232 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56232 is valued at $163,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56232, 52% heat with utility gas, 25% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas and 2% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56232.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56256 in Madison (10 miles northwest), 56262 in Milan (16 miles northeast), 56223 in Clarkfield (16 miles southeast), 56265 in Montevideo (17 miles east), 56220 in Canby (18 miles southwest) and 56208 in Appleton (22 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56232 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 14 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 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 3 inches on May 9, 2022, near Boyd. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56232 was 60 mph wind on July 10, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Dawson. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 was on August 14, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Dawson. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 was on June 20, 2022, near Madison. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56232 in that period was 100 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 17 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Dawson on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently August 14, 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 Dawson).

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 Dawson, which is in Lac qui Parle County; the ratings below are that county's. Lac qui Parle County scores 62.9 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lac qui Parle County scores 35.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Lac qui Parle County scores 63.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 50th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lac qui Parle County is for tornado, at 72.5 of 100.

Lac qui Parle County averages 27.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Lac qui Parle County is 44.5°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 36 miles from the center of ZIP code 56232. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map