Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56589, Waubun, MN

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  1 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56589 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 56589 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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  52% of homes in ZIP code 56589 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 56589 is filed here under Waubun, in Mahnomen County, Minnesota; its center is about 92 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56589 also extends into Becker County and Clearwater County. Our address file holds 1,673 address points in ZIP code 56589. ZIP code 56589 reaches into 4 cities and towns on our pages: Waubun (168 address points), Twin Lakes (142), Elbow Lake (113) and White Earth (33). Waubun holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Waubun.

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

ZIP code 56589 has 1,289 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 10% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56589 was built in 1979. 52% of homes in ZIP code 56589 were built before 1980, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 188 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56589 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56589 is valued at $207,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56589, 2% heat with utility gas, 26% with electricity, 42% with bottled or tank gas, 7% with fuel oil and 21% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56589.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56569 in White Earth (8.6 miles southwest), 56557 in Mahnomen (11 miles northwest), 56521 in Callaway (15 miles southwest), 56575 in Pine Point (17 miles southeast), 56621 in Bagley (21 miles northeast) and 56501 in Detroit Lakes (24 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56589 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 15 hail events, 9 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56589 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 June 12, 2024, near White Earth. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56589 was 1.25 in hail on September 21, 2019, 3.3 miles away near White Earth. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56589 was on August 11, 2025: 1 in hail near Naytahwaush. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56589 was on August 5, 2022, near Riverland. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56589 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 5 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Waubun on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently September 3, 2026. 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 Waubun).

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 Waubun, 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 92 miles from the center of ZIP code 56589. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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