Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56330, Foreston, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56330

  Mille Lacs County averages 32.4 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 56330

  3 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 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 56330

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 66 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56330

  36% of homes in ZIP code 56330 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 56330 is filed here under Foreston, in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota; its center is about 47 miles southeast of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56330 also extends into Benton County. Our address file holds 745 address points in ZIP code 56330. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56330 covers only Foreston.

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 56330 has 768 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 12% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56330 was built in 1997. 36% of homes in ZIP code 56330 were built before 1980, and 46% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 282 homes.

93% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56330 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56330 is valued at $262,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56330, 23% heat with utility gas, 8% with electricity, 58% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 7% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56330.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56353 in Milaca (6.8 miles northeast), 56329 in Foley (8 miles west), 55371 in Princeton (14 miles southeast), 56358 in Ogilvie (16 miles northeast), 56379 in Sauk Rapids (18 miles southwest) and 56338 in Hillman (19 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56330 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, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 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 May 12, 2022, near Foley. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56330 was 1 in hail on August 28, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Foreston. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 was on May 12, 2022: 1.5 in hail near Foley. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 was on June 12, 2024, near Ronneby. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56330 in that period was 66 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 3 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 Foreston, which is in Mille Lacs County; the ratings below are that county's. Mille Lacs County scores 56.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Mille Lacs County scores 43.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mille Lacs County scores 25.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 83rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Mille Lacs County is for cold wave, at 62.8 of 100.

Mille Lacs County averages 32.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Mille Lacs County is 42.5°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 47 miles from the center of ZIP code 56330. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map