Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55616, Two Harbors, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55616

  Lake County averages 31.9 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 55616

  1 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 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 55616

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 60 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55616

  66% of homes in ZIP code 55616 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 55616 is filed here under Two Harbors, in Lake County, Minnesota; its center is about 38 miles northeast of our Duluth office. ZIP code 55616 also extends into St. Louis County. Our address file holds 4,435 address points in ZIP code 55616. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55616 covers only Two Harbors.

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 55616 has 4,103 housing units, and 82% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55616 was built in 1968. 66% of homes in ZIP code 55616 were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,000 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55616 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55616 is valued at $237,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55616, 45% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 30% with bottled or tank gas, 5% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55616.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55614 in Silver Bay (15 miles northeast), 55803 in Duluth (24 miles southwest), 55804 in Duluth (25 miles southwest), 55750 in Hoyt Lakes (25 miles northwest), 55705 in Aurora (31 miles northwest) and 55706 in Babbitt (32 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55616 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, 3 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 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 August 8, 2018, near Two Harbors. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55616 was 1 in hail on August 8, 2018, 5.3 miles away near Two Harbors. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 was on June 29, 2022: 1 in hail near Two Harbors. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 was on May 15, 2025, near Beaver Bay. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55616 in that period was 60 mph. The busiest year was 2018, 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 Two Harbors, which is in Lake County; the ratings below are that county's. Lake County scores 20.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 85th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lake County scores 89.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 12th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lake County scores 83.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lake County is for strong wind, at 89.4 of 100.

Lake County averages 31.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Lake County is 36.6°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 38 miles from the center of ZIP code 55616. 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