Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56548, Halstad, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56548

  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 56548

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 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 56548

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 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 56548

  75% of homes in ZIP code 56548 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 56548 is filed here under Halstad, in Norman County, Minnesota; its center is about 140 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 346 address points in ZIP code 56548. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56548 covers only Halstad.

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 56548 has 343 housing units, and 85% 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56548 was built in 1962. 75% of homes in ZIP code 56548 were built before 1980, and 8% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 118 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56548 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56548 is valued at $127,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56548, 12% heat with utility gas, 44% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas and 10% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56548.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56510 in Ada (11 miles east), 56545 in Gary (24 miles east), 56540 in Fertile (25 miles northeast), 56584 in Twin Valley (26 miles east), 56716 in Crookston (27 miles north) and 56723 in Fisher (30 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56548 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, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 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 9, 2016, near Hendrum. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56548 was 60 mph wind on September 20, 2019, 2.7 miles away near Halstad. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 was on June 20, 2020: 0.88 in hail near Halstad. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 was on June 24, 2022, near Hendrum. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56548 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 3 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 Halstad, 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 140 miles from the center of ZIP code 56548. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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