Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56229, Cottonwood, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56229

  Lyon County averages 28.6 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 56229

  6 of the 28 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 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 56229

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56229

  72% of homes in ZIP code 56229 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 56229 is filed here under Cottonwood, in Lyon County, Minnesota; its center is about 11 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56229 also extends into Yellow Medicine County. Our address file holds 879 address points in ZIP code 56229. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56229 covers only Cottonwood.

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 56229 has 799 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56229 was built in 1964. 72% of homes in ZIP code 56229 were built before 1980, and 11% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 254 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56229 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56229 is valued at $198,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56229, 42% heat with utility gas, 33% with electricity and 22% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56229.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56297 in Wood Lake (9.2 miles east), 56258 in Marshall (11 miles south), 56223 in Clarkfield (13 miles north), 56264 in Minneota (13 miles west), 56241 in Granite Falls (16 miles northeast) and 56157 in Lynd (18 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56229 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 28 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 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 July 13, 2024, near Wood Lake. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56229 was 0.75 in hail on July 19, 2023, 2.4 miles away near Cottonwood. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 was on August 14, 2025: 1.75 in hail near Ghent. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 was on August 16, 2025, near Hanley Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56229 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 16 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 Cottonwood, which is in Lyon County; the ratings below are that county's. Lyon County scores 67.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 47th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lyon County scores 34.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 63rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Lyon County scores 86.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 14th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lyon County is for winter weather, at 86.9 of 100.

Lyon County averages 28.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Lyon County is 45°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 11 miles from the center of ZIP code 56229. 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