Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56742, Oklee, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56742

  Red Lake County averages 23.8 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 56742

  2 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 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 56742

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56742

  72% of homes in ZIP code 56742 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 56742 is filed here under Oklee, in Red Lake County, Minnesota; its center is about 133 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56742 also extends into Pennington County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56742 covers only Oklee.

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 56742 has 376 housing units, and 88% 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 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56742 was built in 1969. 72% of homes in ZIP code 56742 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 94 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56742 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56742 is valued at $121,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56742, 4% heat with utility gas, 32% with electricity, 43% with bottled or tank gas, 13% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56742.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56748 in Plummer (8.7 miles west), 56725 in Goodridge (16 miles north), 56644 in Gonvick (18 miles southeast), 56556 in McIntosh (18 miles south), 56535 in Erskine (20 miles southwest) and 56701 in Thief River Falls (22 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56742 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, 7 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 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 May 29, 2022, near Oklee. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56742 was 1.25 in hail on August 13, 2020, 1.2 miles away near Oklee. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 was on August 14, 2025: 1 in hail near Oklee. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 was on July 10, 2022, near Oklee. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56742 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, 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 Oklee, which is in Red Lake County; the ratings below are that county's. Red Lake County scores 23.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 84th of 87 Minnesota counties. Red Lake County scores 7.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 85th of 87 Minnesota counties. Red Lake County scores 29 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 81st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Red Lake County is for ice storm, at 41.7 of 100.

Red Lake County averages 23.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Red Lake County is 38.8°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 56742. 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