Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56256, Madison, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56256

  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 56256

  3 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56256 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 56256

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56256 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 56256

  78% of homes in ZIP code 56256 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 56256 is filed here under Madison, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; its center is about 45 miles northwest of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 1,483 address points in ZIP code 56256. ZIP code 56256 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Madison (888 address points) and Louisburg (43). Madison holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Madison.

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

ZIP code 56256 has 1,349 housing units, and 81% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56256 was built in 1955. 78% of homes in ZIP code 56256 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 486 homes.

76% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56256 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56256 is valued at $122,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56256, 49% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 18% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56256.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56232 in Dawson (10 miles southeast), 56262 in Milan (18 miles northeast), 56208 in Appleton (18 miles northeast), 56220 in Canby (21 miles south), 56278 in Ortonville (24 miles north) and 56265 in Montevideo (24 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56256 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 6 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56256 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 1.75 inches on June 12, 2024, near Madison. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56256 was 100 mph wind on May 12, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Madison. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56256 was on June 12, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Madison. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56256 was on June 20, 2022, near Madison. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 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 Madison, 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 45 miles from the center of ZIP code 56256. 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