Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55072, Sandstone, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55072

  Pine County averages 34.1 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 55072

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 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 55072

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 58 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55072

  50% of homes in ZIP code 55072 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 55072 is filed here under Sandstone, in Pine County, Minnesota; its center is about 50 miles southwest of our Duluth office. ZIP code 55072 also extends into Kanabec County. Our address file holds 2,939 address points in ZIP code 55072. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55072 covers only Sandstone.

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 55072 has 2,425 housing units, and 83% 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 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55072 was built in 1980. 50% of homes in ZIP code 55072 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 445 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55072 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55072 is valued at $188,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55072, 38% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 34% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 12% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55072.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55704 in Askov (9.1 miles northwest), 55712 in Bruno (10 miles north), 55037 in Hinckley (14 miles southwest), 55795 in Willow River (17 miles northwest), 55735 in Finlayson (21 miles west) and 55767 in Moose Lake (22 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 55072 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, 4 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 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 July 19, 2023, near Bruno. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55072 was 0.75 in hail on June 12, 2024, 6.5 miles away near Askov. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 was on June 12, 2024: 0.75 in hail near Askov. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 was on May 30, 2022, near Bruno. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55072 in that period was 58 mph. The busiest year was 2019, 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 Sandstone, which is in Pine County; the ratings below are that county's. Pine County scores 77.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 31st of 87 Minnesota counties. Pine County scores 40.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 58th of 87 Minnesota counties. Pine County scores 32.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 78th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Pine County is for cold wave, at 88.8 of 100.

Pine County averages 34.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Pine County is 41.4°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 50 miles from the center of ZIP code 55072. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map