Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55020, Elko New Market, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55020

  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 55020

  12 of the 45 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 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 55020

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 68 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55020

  25% of homes in ZIP code 55020 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 55020 is filed here under Elko New Market, in Scott County, Minnesota; its center is about 12 miles west of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 1,593 address points in ZIP code 55020. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55020 covers only Elko New Market.

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 55020 has 1,501 housing units, and 95% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 55020 was built in 1998. 25% of homes in ZIP code 55020 were built before 1980, and 47% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 560 homes.

99% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55020 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55020 is valued at $452,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55020, 75% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 9% with bottled or tank gas and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55020.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55054 in Elko New Market (1.2 miles east), 55044 in Lakeville (6.5 miles northeast), 55372 in Prior Lake (7.2 miles north), 55046 in Lonsdale (9.3 miles south), 56071 in New Prague (11 miles west) and 55306 in Burnsville (11 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 55020 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 45 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 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 July 18, 2019, near Prior Lake. 12 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55020 was 1 in hail on May 19, 2022, 1.7 miles away near Elko New Market. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 was on July 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Lakeville. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 was on July 28, 2025, near Prior Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55020 in that period was 68 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 21 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 Elko New Market, 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 12 miles from the center of ZIP code 55020. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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