Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56011, Belle Plaine, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56011

  Scott County averages 33.8 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 56011

  3 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 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 56011

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 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 56011

  34% of homes in ZIP code 56011 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 56011 is filed here under Belle Plaine, in Scott County, Minnesota; its center is about 31 miles west of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56011 also extends into Sibley County, Carver County and Le Sueur County. Our address file holds 4,048 address points in ZIP code 56011. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56011 covers only Belle Plaine.

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 56011 has 3,546 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 6% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56011 was built in 1995. 34% of homes in ZIP code 56011 were built before 1980, and 42% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,022 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56011 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56011 is valued at $296,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56011, 67% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 19% 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 56011.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56044 in Henderson (8.3 miles west), 55315 in Carver (9.1 miles northeast), 55352 in Jordan (10 miles east), 56071 in New Prague (11 miles southeast), 55368 in Norwood Young America (12 miles northwest) and 55322 in Cologne (12 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 56011 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 14 hail events, 19 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 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 inches on June 17, 2021, near Heidelberg. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56011 was 61 mph wind on July 28, 2025, 1.1 miles away near Belle Plaine. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 was on August 11, 2023: 1.5 in hail near Green Isle. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 was on July 28, 2025, near New Prague. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56011 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 15 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Belle Plaine on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 28, 2025. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Belle Plaine).

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 Belle Plaine, which is in Scott County; the ratings below are that county's. Scott County scores 88.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 10th of 87 Minnesota counties. Scott County scores 98.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 4th of 87 Minnesota counties. Scott County scores 64.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Scott County is for strong wind, at 98.8 of 100.

Scott County averages 33.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Scott 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 Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 31 miles from the center of ZIP code 56011. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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