Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56054, Lafayette, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56054

  Nicollet County averages 33.7 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 56054

  13 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 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 56054

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 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 56054

  82% of homes in ZIP code 56054 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 56054 is filed here under Lafayette, in Nicollet County, Minnesota; its center is about 62 miles west of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56054 also extends into Sibley County. Our address file holds 452 address points in ZIP code 56054. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56054 covers only Lafayette.

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 56054 has 377 housing units, and 92% 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 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56054 was built in 1951. 82% of homes in ZIP code 56054 were built before 1980, and 11% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 163 homes.

92% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56054 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56054 is valued at $200,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56054, 28% heat with utility gas, 25% with electricity, 40% with bottled or tank gas and 4% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56054.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55396 in Winthrop (7.5 miles north), 56073 in New Ulm (10 miles southwest), 55334 in Gaylord (11 miles northeast), 55335 in Gibbon (11 miles northwest), 56021 in Courtland (11 miles south) and 56074 in Nicollet (11 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56054 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, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 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 4 inches on July 9, 2017, near Lafayette. 13 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56054 was 58 mph wind on July 27, 2023, 1 mile away near Lafayette. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 was on July 31, 2024: 1 in hail near Winthrop. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 was on June 2, 2025, near New Ulm. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56054 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 16 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 Lafayette, which is in Nicollet County; the ratings below are that county's. Nicollet County scores 77.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nicollet County scores 86.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 16th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nicollet County scores 79.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 22nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Nicollet County is for strong wind, at 86.8 of 100.

Nicollet County averages 33.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Nicollet County is 45.6°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 62 miles from the center of ZIP code 56054. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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