Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55342, Hector, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55342

  Renville County averages 32.1 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 55342

  3 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 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 55342

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55342

  81% of homes in ZIP code 55342 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 55342 is filed here under Hector, in Renville County, Minnesota; its center is about 56 miles east of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 1,073 address points in ZIP code 55342. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55342 covers only Hector.

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 55342 has 937 housing units, and 85% 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 55342 was built in 1959. 81% of homes in ZIP code 55342 were built before 1980, and 8% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 255 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55342 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55342 is valued at $148,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55342, 49% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 34% with bottled or tank gas and 4% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55342.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55314 in Buffalo Lake (6.7 miles east), 55310 in Bird Island (7.3 miles west), 55385 in Stewart (12 miles east), 56277 in Olivia (13 miles west), 56228 in Cosmos (14 miles north) and 55333 in Franklin (14 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 55342 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 7 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 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 2.75 inches on August 11, 2023, near Buffalo Lake. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55342 was 0.75 in hail on July 25, 2017, less than 1 mile away near Hector. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 was on August 11, 2023: 2.75 in hail near Buffalo Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 was on June 2, 2025, near Bird Island. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55342 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, 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 Hector, which is in Renville County; the ratings below are that county's. Renville County scores 76.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 32nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Renville County scores 77.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 23rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Renville County scores 78.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 26th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Renville County is for winter weather, at 78.3 of 100.

Renville County averages 32.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Renville County is 45°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 56 miles from the center of ZIP code 55342. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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