Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55970, Rose Creek, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55970

  Mower County averages 38 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 55970

  5 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 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 55970

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 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 55970

  74% of homes in ZIP code 55970 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 55970 is filed here under Rose Creek, in Mower County, Minnesota; its center is about 37 miles southwest of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 436 address points in ZIP code 55970. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55970 covers only Rose Creek.

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 55970 has 430 housing units, and 94% 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55970 was built in 1955. 74% of homes in ZIP code 55970 were built before 1980, and 13% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 152 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55970 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55970 is valued at $188,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55970, 36% heat with utility gas, 7% with electricity, 51% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 55970.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55909 in Adams (5.4 miles southeast), 55953 in Lyle (8.2 miles southwest), 55912 in Austin (10 miles northwest), 55918 in Brownsdale (10 miles north), 55926 in Dexter (12 miles northeast) and 55936 in Grand Meadow (15 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55970 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 20 hail events, 38 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 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 1.5 inches on June 12, 2025, near Lyle. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55970 was 0.88 in hail on September 21, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Rose Creek. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 was on June 12, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Lyle. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 was on July 28, 2025, near Lyle. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55970 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 9 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Rose Creek on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 26, 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 Rose Creek).

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 Rose Creek, which is in Mower County; the ratings below are that county's. Mower County scores 85.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 12th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mower County scores 74.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mower County scores 77.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 28th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Mower County is for tornado, at 88.6 of 100.

Mower County averages 38 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Mower County is 44.7°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 37 miles from the center of ZIP code 55970. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map