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  4 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56138 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 56138 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  70% of homes in ZIP code 56138 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 56138 is filed here under Hills, in Rock County, Minnesota; its center is about 70 miles southwest of our Marshall office. Our address file holds 430 address points in ZIP code 56138. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56138 covers only Hills.

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 56138 has 462 housing units, and 87% 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 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56138 was built in 1958. 70% of homes in ZIP code 56138 were built before 1980, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 158 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56138 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56138 is valued at $197,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56138, 6% heat with utility gas, 21% with electricity, 56% with bottled or tank gas and 6% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56138.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56156 in Luverne (12 miles northeast), 56129 in Ellsworth (17 miles east), 56144 in Jasper (21 miles north), 56110 in Adrian (23 miles east), 56128 in Edgerton (28 miles northeast) and 56168 in Rushmore (30 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56138 beside the 7 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 10 hail events, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56138 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 April 28, 2025, near Beaver Creek. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56138 was 1 in hail on August 28, 2021, 1.2 miles away near Hills. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56138 was on April 28, 2025: 1 in hail near Beaver Creek. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56138 was on September 14, 2025, near Beaver Creek. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56138 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 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 Hills, which is in Rock County; the ratings below are that county's. Rock County scores 74.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 39th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rock County scores 22 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 74th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rock County scores 65.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Rock County is for tornado, at 86.5 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Rock County is 45.6°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 70 miles from the center of ZIP code 56138. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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