Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56082, St. Peter, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56082

  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 56082

  1 of the 11 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 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 56082

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56082

  51% of homes in ZIP code 56082 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 56082 is filed here under St. Peter, in Nicollet County, Minnesota; its center is about 48 miles southwest of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56082 also extends into Le Sueur County. Our address file holds 4,499 address points in ZIP code 56082. ZIP code 56082 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: St. Peter (3,379 address points) and Kasota (25). St. Peter holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under St. Peter.

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

ZIP code 56082 has 5,149 housing units, and 64% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56082 was built in 1979. 51% of homes in ZIP code 56082 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 826 homes.

66% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56082 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56082 is valued at $263,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56082, 69% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 11% with bottled or tank gas and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56082.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56050 in Kasota (7.7 miles southeast), 56074 in Nicollet (8.6 miles west), 56058 in Le Sueur (8.7 miles northeast), 56003 in North Mankato (10 miles south), 56017 in Cleveland (11 miles east) and 56063 in Madison Lake (14 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56082 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 11 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 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 21, 2025, near St. Peter. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56082 was 60 mph wind on June 4, 2019, 3.2 miles away near St. Peter. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 was on July 21, 2025: 1.75 in hail near St. Peter. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 was on July 28, 2025, near Cleveland. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56082 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over St. Peter on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently April 13, 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 St. Peter).

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 St. Peter, 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 48 miles from the center of ZIP code 56082. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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