Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55312, Brownton, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55312

  McLeod County averages 33 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 55312

  7 of the 17 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 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 55312

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55312

  79% of homes in ZIP code 55312 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 55312 is filed here under Brownton, in McLeod County, Minnesota; its center is about 59 miles west of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 746 address points in ZIP code 55312. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55312 covers only Brownton.

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 55312 has 630 housing units, and 94% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55312 was built in 1954. 79% of homes in ZIP code 55312 were built before 1980, and 8% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 257 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55312 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55312 is valued at $214,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55312, 39% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 34% with bottled or tank gas, 13% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55312.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55385 in Stewart (7.5 miles west), 55336 in Glencoe (9.1 miles northeast), 55396 in Winthrop (11 miles south), 55350 in Hutchinson (13 miles north), 55314 in Buffalo Lake (13 miles west) and 55334 in Gaylord (14 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 55312 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 17 hail events, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 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 5, 2016, near Glencoe. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55312 was 2 in hail on August 11, 2023, 1.5 miles away near Brownton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 was on August 11, 2023: 1.5 in hail near New Auburn. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 was on May 30, 2022, near New Auburn. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55312 in that period was 64 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 8 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 Brownton, which is in McLeod County; the ratings below are that county's. McLeod County scores 78.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 26th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 82.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 61 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in McLeod County is for strong wind, at 82.8 of 100.

McLeod County averages 33 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in McLeod 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 Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 59 miles from the center of ZIP code 55312. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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