Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56736, Mentor, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56736

  Polk County averages 23.4 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 56736

  2 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 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 56736

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56736

  59% of homes in ZIP code 56736 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 56736 is filed here under Mentor, in Polk County, Minnesota; its center is about 133 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56736 also extends into Red Lake County. Our address file holds 1,206 address points in ZIP code 56736. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56736 covers only Mentor.

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 56736 has 859 housing units, and 89% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 10% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56736 was built in 1974. 59% of homes in ZIP code 56736 were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1960–1969, with 165 homes.

91% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56736 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56736 is valued at $336,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56736, 2% heat with utility gas, 23% with electricity, 63% with bottled or tank gas, 8% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56736.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56535 in Erskine (7.8 miles east), 56540 in Fertile (12 miles south), 56750 in Red Lake Falls (13 miles north), 56556 in McIntosh (15 miles east), 56716 in Crookston (16 miles west) and 56748 in Plummer (17 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56736 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 8 hail events, 8 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 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 26, 2023, near Erskine. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56736 was 1 in hail on June 24, 2022, 3.1 miles away near Mentor. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 was on August 1, 2023: 1 in hail near Red Lake Falls. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 was on June 21, 2025, near Fertile. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56736 in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 5 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 Mentor, which is in Polk County; the ratings below are that county's. Polk County scores 81.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 19th of 87 Minnesota counties. Polk County scores 65.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 41st of 87 Minnesota counties. Polk County scores 92.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 8th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Polk County is for winter weather, at 92.1 of 100.

Polk County averages 23.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Polk County is 39.4°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 133 miles from the center of ZIP code 56736. 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