Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55021, Faribault, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55021

  Rice County averages 35.5 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 55021

  5 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 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 55021

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 110 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55021

  59% of homes in ZIP code 55021 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 55021 is filed here under Faribault, in Rice County, Minnesota; its center is about 24 miles south of our Farmington office. ZIP code 55021 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Faribault and Warsaw. Faribault holds the largest part of it, so this page sits under Faribault.

• Warsaw

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 55021 has 12,421 housing units, and 71% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55021 was built in 1974. 59% of homes in ZIP code 55021 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,480 homes.

71% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55021 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55021 is valued at $267,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55021, 65% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 12% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55021.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55019 in Dundas (8.1 miles north), 55049 in Medford (8.5 miles south), 55052 in Morristown (9.3 miles southwest), 55053 in Nerstrand (11 miles east), 55046 in Lonsdale (13 miles northwest) and 56052 in Kilkenny (14 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 55021 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 20 hail events, 27 thunderstorm-wind events and 19 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 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 3.5 inches on July 13, 2024, near Nerstrand. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55021 was 69 mph wind on June 10, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Faribault. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Faribault. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 was on July 28, 2025, near Faribault. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55021 in that period was 110 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 18 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 Faribault, which is in Rice County; the ratings below are that county's. Rice County scores 94.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rice County scores 96.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rice County scores 73.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Rice County is for strong wind, at 96.2 of 100.

Rice County averages 35.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Rice 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 Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 24 miles from the center of ZIP code 55021. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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