Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56074, Nicollet, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56074

  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 56074

  3 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 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 56074

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56074

  56% of homes in ZIP code 56074 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 56074 is filed here under Nicollet, in Nicollet County, Minnesota; its center is about 56 miles west of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 946 address points in ZIP code 56074. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56074 covers only Nicollet.

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 56074 has 729 housing units, and 78% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56074 was built in 1976. 56% of homes in ZIP code 56074 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 173 homes.

76% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56074 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56074 is valued at $265,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56074, 46% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 30% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56074.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56021 in Courtland (6.2 miles southwest), 56082 in St. Peter (8.6 miles east), 56003 in North Mankato (9.5 miles southeast), 56054 in Lafayette (11 miles northwest), 56073 in New Ulm (13 miles west) and 56050 in Kasota (13 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56074 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 12 hail events, 10 thunderstorm-wind events and 11 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 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 July 13, 2023, near Lafayette. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56074 was 1 in hail on July 9, 2017, 3.1 miles away near Nicollet. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Courtland. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 was on August 17, 2025, near Nicollet. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56074 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 9 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 Nicollet, 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 56 miles from the center of ZIP code 56074. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map