Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56510, Ada, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56510

  Norman County averages 24.4 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 56510

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56510 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 56510

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56510 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 67 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56510

  79% of homes in ZIP code 56510 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 56510 is filed here under Ada, in Norman County, Minnesota; its center is about 130 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 1,103 address points in ZIP code 56510. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56510 covers only Ada.

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 56510 has 1,127 housing units, and 81% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56510 was built in 1963. 79% of homes in ZIP code 56510 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 244 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56510 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56510 is valued at $139,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56510, 56% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 11% with bottled or tank gas, 7% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56510.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56548 in Halstad (11 miles west), 56545 in Gary (13 miles east), 56584 in Twin Valley (16 miles southeast), 56540 in Fertile (17 miles northeast), 56585 in Ulen (23 miles southeast) and 56716 in Crookston (27 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56510 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 3 hail events, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56510 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 June 28, 2024, near Gary. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56510 was 67 mph wind on June 21, 2025, less than 1 mile away near Ada. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56510 was on June 28, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Gary. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56510 was on June 21, 2025, near Ada. The busiest year was 2020, with 4 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 Ada, which is in Norman County; the ratings below are that county's. Norman County scores 70 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 45th of 87 Minnesota counties. Norman County scores 37.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 59th of 87 Minnesota counties. Norman County scores 66.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 45th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Norman County is for hail, at 70 of 100.

Norman County averages 24.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Norman County is 40.2°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 130 miles from the center of ZIP code 56510. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map