Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56172, Slayton, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56172

  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 56172

  7 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 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 56172

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 90 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56172

  70% of homes in ZIP code 56172 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 56172 is filed here under Slayton, in Murray County, Minnesota; its center is about 30 miles south of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 1,822 address points in ZIP code 56172. ZIP code 56172 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Slayton (1,072 address points) and The Lakes (389). Slayton holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Slayton.

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

ZIP code 56172 has 1,645 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56172 was built in 1970. 70% of homes in ZIP code 56172 were built before 1980, and 11% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 321 homes.

76% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56172 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56172 is valued at $189,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56172, 42% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 31% with bottled or tank gas, 11% 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 56172.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56151 in Lake Wilson (8 miles west), 56131 in Fulda (14 miles southeast), 56115 in Balaton (15 miles northwest), 56183 in Westbrook (17 miles east), 56175 in Tracy (18 miles north) and 56128 in Edgerton (19 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56172 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, 34 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 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 2.75 inches on July 5, 2022, near Lake Wilson. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56172 was 60 mph wind on August 28, 2021, 1.6 miles away near Slayton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 was on July 6, 2024: 1 in hail near Hadley. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 was on July 31, 2024, near Dovray. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56172 in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 18 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 Slayton, 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 30 miles from the center of ZIP code 56172. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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