Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56557, Mahnomen, MN

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  None of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56557 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 56557 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 72 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  61% of homes in ZIP code 56557 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 56557 is filed here under Mahnomen, in Mahnomen County, Minnesota; its center is about 102 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 1,320 address points in ZIP code 56557. ZIP code 56557 reaches into 5 cities and towns on our pages: Mahnomen (535 address points), Roy Lake (52), Riverland (39), Beaulieu (31) and West Roy Lake (30). Mahnomen holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Mahnomen.

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

ZIP code 56557 has 1,161 housing units, and 76% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56557 was built in 1971. 61% of homes in ZIP code 56557 were built before 1980, and 16% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 216 homes.

68% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56557 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56557 is valued at $121,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56557, 13% heat with utility gas, 30% with electricity, 31% with bottled or tank gas, 15% with fuel oil and 8% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56557.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56589 in Waubun (11 miles southeast), 56569 in White Earth (17 miles south), 56542 in Fosston (18 miles north), 56545 in Gary (19 miles west), 56584 in Twin Valley (20 miles west) and 56621 in Bagley (21 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56557 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 8 hail events, 12 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56557 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 1.25 inches on August 17, 2019, near Pine Bend.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56557 was 60 mph wind on October 11, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Beaulieu. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56557 was on June 24, 2023: 1 in hail near Mahnomen. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56557 was on August 11, 2025, near Mahnomen. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56557 in that period was 72 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 6 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 Mahnomen, which is in Mahnomen County; the ratings below are that county's. Mahnomen County scores 48.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 70th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mahnomen County scores 27.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 72nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Mahnomen County scores 54.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 60th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Mahnomen County is for tornado, at 65.8 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Mahnomen County is 39°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 102 miles from the center of ZIP code 56557. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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