Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55046, Lonsdale, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55046

  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 55046

  13 of the 31 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 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 55046

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 72 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55046

  41% of homes in ZIP code 55046 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 55046 is filed here under Lonsdale, in Rice County, Minnesota; its center is about 19 miles southwest of our Farmington office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55046 covers only Lonsdale.

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 55046 has 2,202 housing units, and 90% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55046 was built in 2000. 41% of homes in ZIP code 55046 were built before 1980, and 50% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 755 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55046 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55046 is valued at $331,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55046, 67% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 16% with bottled or tank gas and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55046.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56069 in Montgomery (6.9 miles west), 55019 in Dundas (8.5 miles east), 55054 in Elko New Market (9.2 miles north), 55020 in Elko New Market (9.3 miles north), 56071 in New Prague (10 miles northwest) and 56052 in Kilkenny (11 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 55046 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 31 hail events, 12 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 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 inches on June 22, 2016, near Lonsdale. 13 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55046 was 2.5 in hail on June 17, 2021, 1 mile away near Lonsdale. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 was on May 27, 2024: 0.88 in hail near Faribault. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 was on July 28, 2025, near Montgomery. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55046 in that period was 72 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 15 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 Lonsdale, 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 19 miles from the center of ZIP code 55046. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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