Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56096, Waterville, MN

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  4 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 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.

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  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 96 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  63% of homes in ZIP code 56096 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.

ZIP code 56096 is filed here under Waterville, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota; its center is about 35 miles southwest of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56096 also extends into Rice County and Waseca County. Our address file holds 1,573 address points in ZIP code 56096. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56096 covers only Waterville.

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 56096 has 1,566 housing units, and 84% 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 56096 was built in 1970. 63% of homes in ZIP code 56096 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 403 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56096 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56096 is valued at $245,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56096, 54% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 28% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 56096.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56028 in Elysian (5.6 miles west), 56052 in Kilkenny (5.8 miles north), 55052 in Morristown (8 miles east), 56063 in Madison Lake (11 miles west), 56017 in Cleveland (12 miles west) and 56048 in Janesville (12 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56096 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, 19 thunderstorm-wind events and 9 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 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 inches on May 16, 2017, near Kilkenny. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56096 was 60 mph wind on July 28, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Waterville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 was on July 28, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Morristown. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 was on May 11, 2022, near Elysian. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56096 in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Waterville on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 29, 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 Waterville).

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 Waterville, which is in Le Sueur County; the ratings below are that county's. Le Sueur County scores 64.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 51st of 87 Minnesota counties. Le Sueur County scores 75.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 29th of 87 Minnesota counties. Le Sueur County scores 33.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 76th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Le Sueur County is for tornado, at 78.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Le Sueur County is 45.2°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 35 miles from the center of ZIP code 56096. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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