Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56338, Hillman, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56338

  Morrison County averages 32.1 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 56338

  Neither of the 2 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 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 56338

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56338

  48% of homes in ZIP code 56338 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 56338 is filed here under Hillman, in Morrison County, Minnesota; its center is about 29 miles southeast of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56338 also extends into Crow Wing County. Our address file holds 1,488 address points in ZIP code 56338. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56338 covers only Hillman.

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 56338 has 1,229 housing units, and 91% 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 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56338 was built in 1982. 48% of homes in ZIP code 56338 were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 220 homes.

91% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56338 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56338 is valued at $273,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56338, 6% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 59% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 19% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56338.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56364 in Pierz (9 miles west), 56359 in Vineland (11 miles northeast), 56450 in Garrison (16 miles north), 56386 in Wahkon (19 miles northeast), 56330 in Foreston (19 miles south) and 56353 in Milaca (19 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56338 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 2 hail events, 4 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 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 June 1, 2020, near Vineland.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56338 was EF0 tornado on August 14, 2020, 2.2 miles away near Hillman. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 was on April 17, 2025: 1 in hail near Onamia. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 was on May 15, 2025, near Pierz. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56338 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2019, 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 Hillman, which is in Morrison County; the ratings below are that county's. Morrison County scores 76.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 34th of 87 Minnesota counties. Morrison County scores 68 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 40th of 87 Minnesota counties. Morrison County scores 27.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 82nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Morrison County is for lightning, at 88.5 of 100.

Morrison County averages 32.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Morrison 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 29 miles from the center of ZIP code 56338. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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