Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56168, Rushmore, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56168

  Nobles County averages 31.3 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 56168

  7 of the 21 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56168 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 56168

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56168 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 96 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56168

  86% of homes in ZIP code 56168 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 56168 is filed here under Rushmore, in Nobles County, Minnesota; its center is about 57 miles south of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 468 address points in ZIP code 56168. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56168 covers only Rushmore.

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 56168 has 374 housing units, and 95% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56168 was built in 1946. 86% of homes in ZIP code 56168 were built before 1980, and 8% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 167 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56168 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56168 is valued at $163,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56168, 7% heat with utility gas, 8% with electricity, 77% with bottled or tank gas and 6% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56168.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56110 in Adrian (6.9 miles west), 56187 in Worthington (11 miles east), 56129 in Ellsworth (13 miles southwest), 56119 in Brewster (18 miles east), 56167 in Round Lake (20 miles east) and 56131 in Fulda (21 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56168 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 21 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56168 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 13, 2023, near Ellsworth. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56168 was 96 mph wind on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Rushmore. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56168 was on August 6, 2025: 1 in hail near Worthington. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56168 was on July 23, 2025, near Rushmore. The busiest year was 2017, with 13 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Rushmore on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 17, 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 Rushmore).

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 Rushmore, which is in Nobles County; the ratings below are that county's. Nobles County scores 91.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 8th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nobles County scores 68.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 39th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nobles County scores 91.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 11th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Nobles County is for hail, at 91.6 of 100.

Nobles County averages 31.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Nobles County is 45.1°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 57 miles from the center of ZIP code 56168. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map