Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56386, Wahkon, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56386

  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 56386

  4 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 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 56386

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56386

  48% of homes in ZIP code 56386 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 56386 is filed here under Wahkon, in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota; its center is about 36 miles southeast of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 650 address points in ZIP code 56386. ZIP code 56386 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Wahkon (237 address points) and Isle (51). Wahkon holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Wahkon.

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

ZIP code 56386 has 550 housing units, and 70% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 23% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56386 was built in 1981. 48% of homes in ZIP code 56386 were built before 1980, and 18% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1980–1989, with 110 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56386 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56386 is valued at $261,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56386, 39% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 35% with bottled or tank gas, 2% 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 56386.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56342 in Isle (7.4 miles northeast), 56359 in Vineland (7.7 miles west), 55051 in Mora (15 miles southeast), 56450 in Garrison (17 miles northwest), 56338 in Hillman (19 miles southwest) and 56358 in Ogilvie (19 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56386 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 no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 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 9, 2017, near Onamia. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56386 was 1 in hail on September 16, 2021, less than 1 mile away near Wahkon. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 was on May 15, 2025: 1.5 in hail near McGrath. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 was on August 28, 2021, near Isle. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56386 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 4 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 Wahkon, 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 36 miles from the center of ZIP code 56386. 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