Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56149, Lake Benton, MN

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  2 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56149 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 56149 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  77% of homes in ZIP code 56149 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 56149 is filed here under Lake Benton, in Lincoln County, Minnesota; its center is about 28 miles west of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 893 address points in ZIP code 56149. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56149 covers only Lake Benton.

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 56149 has 734 housing units, and 90% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56149 was built in 1971. 77% of homes in ZIP code 56149 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 212 homes.

80% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56149 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56149 is valued at $150,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56149, 3% heat with utility gas, 24% with electricity, 66% with bottled or tank gas, 4% 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 56149.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56178 in Tyler (8.7 miles east), 56142 in Ivanhoe (12 miles north), 56169 in Russell (15 miles east), 56136 in Hendricks (15 miles north), 56164 in Pipestone (17 miles south) and 56157 in Lynd (19 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56149 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 13 hail events, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56149 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 13, 2023, near Lake Benton. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56149 was 0.88 in hail on July 13, 2023, 1.5 miles away near Lake Benton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56149 was on June 19, 2025: 1 in hail near Arco. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56149 was on August 5, 2025, near Lake Benton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56149 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Lake Benton on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 20, 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 Lake Benton).

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 Lake Benton, which is in Lincoln County; the ratings below are that county's. Lincoln County scores 77.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 28th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lincoln County scores 29.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 68th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lincoln County scores 70.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 42nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lincoln County is for tornado, at 80.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Lincoln County is 43.9°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 28 miles from the center of ZIP code 56149. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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