Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55929, Dover, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55929

  Olmsted County averages 36.7 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 55929

  1 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 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 55929

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 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 55929

  47% of homes in ZIP code 55929 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 55929 is filed here under Dover, in Olmsted County, Minnesota; its center is about 20 miles east of our Rochester office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55929 covers only Dover.

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 55929 has 497 housing units, and 88% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55929 was built in 1985. 47% of homes in ZIP code 55929 were built before 1980, and 37% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 141 homes.

90% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55929 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55929 is valued at $299,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55929, 52% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 30% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 7% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55929.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55972 in St. Charles (4.8 miles east), 55934 in Eyota (6.3 miles west), 55923 in Chatfield (9.1 miles south), 55904 in Rochester (13 miles west), 55964 in Plainview (13 miles north) and 55932 in Elgin (14 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55929 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 13 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 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 1.5 inches on May 15, 2017, near Eyota. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55929 was EF0 tornado on June 28, 2017, 1.5 miles away near Dover. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Chatfield. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 was on June 4, 2024, near Chatfield. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55929 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 8 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 Dover, which is in Olmsted County; the ratings below are that county's. Olmsted County scores 83.4 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 87 Minnesota counties. Olmsted County scores 70.1 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 38th of 87 Minnesota counties. Olmsted County scores 83.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Olmsted County is for cold wave, at 92.8 of 100.

Olmsted County averages 36.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Olmsted County is 44.6°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 20 miles from the center of ZIP code 55929. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map