Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56349, Lowry, MN

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  6 of the 18 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 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.

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  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  54% of homes in ZIP code 56349 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.

ZIP code 56349 is filed here under Lowry, in Pope County, Minnesota; its center is about 77 miles southwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56349 also extends into Douglas County. Our address file holds 452 address points in ZIP code 56349. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56349 covers only Lowry.

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 56349 has 351 housing units, and 88% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56349 was built in 1975. 54% of homes in ZIP code 56349 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 92 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56349 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56349 is valued at $258,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56349, 37% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 43% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 8% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56349.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56327 in Farwell (4.9 miles northwest), 56343 in Kensington (9.5 miles northwest), 56323 in Cyrus (12 miles southwest), 56381 in Starbuck (12 miles south), 56308 in Alexandria (12 miles northeast) and 56334 in Glenwood (13 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56349 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 18 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 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 2 inches on July 31, 2024, near Farwell. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56349 was 1 in hail on September 2, 2019, less than 1 mile away near Lowry. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 was on July 31, 2024: 2 in hail near Farwell. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 was on July 27, 2025, near Starbuck. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56349 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 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 Lowry, which is in Pope County; the ratings below are that county's. Pope County scores 51.9 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 68th of 87 Minnesota counties. Pope County scores 36.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 60th of 87 Minnesota counties. Pope County scores 70.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 41st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Pope County is for winter weather, at 70.7 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Pope County is 43°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 77 miles from the center of ZIP code 56349. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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