Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56131, Fulda, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56131

  Murray County averages 30.6 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 56131

  3 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 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 56131

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 100 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56131

  75% of homes in ZIP code 56131 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 56131 is filed here under Fulda, in Murray County, Minnesota; its center is about 41 miles south of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56131 also extends into Nobles County and Cottonwood County. Our address file holds 1,175 address points in ZIP code 56131. ZIP code 56131 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Fulda (620 address points) and Dundee (57). Fulda holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Fulda.

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

ZIP code 56131 has 1,060 housing units, and 92% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56131 was built in 1957. 75% of homes in ZIP code 56131 were built before 1980, and 8% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 313 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56131 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56131 is valued at $170,800. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56131, 48% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 32% with bottled or tank gas, 6% 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 56131.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56119 in Brewster (12 miles southeast), 56137 in Heron Lake (13 miles east), 56183 in Westbrook (14 miles northeast), 56172 in Slayton (14 miles northwest), 56187 in Worthington (17 miles south) and 56168 in Rushmore (21 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56131 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 13 hail events, 5 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 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 1.75 inches on April 28, 2025, near Kinbrae. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56131 was 0.75 in hail on July 29, 2025, 1 mile away near Fulda. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 was on July 29, 2025: 0.75 in hail near Fulda. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 was on May 11, 2022, near Kinbrae. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56131 in that period was 100 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Fulda on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 30, 2025. 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 Fulda).

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 Fulda, which is in Murray County; the ratings below are that county's. Murray County scores 75 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 38th of 87 Minnesota counties. Murray County scores 41.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Murray County scores 75.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 32nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Murray County is for tornado, at 83.7 of 100.

Murray County averages 30.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Murray County is 44.6°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 41 miles from the center of ZIP code 56131. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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