Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55706, Babbitt, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55706

  St. Louis County averages 29.6 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 55706

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 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 55706

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 60 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55706

  87% of homes in ZIP code 55706 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 55706 is filed here under Babbitt, in St. Louis County, Minnesota; its center is about 62 miles north of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 1,307 address points in ZIP code 55706. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55706 covers only Babbitt.

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 55706 has 1,132 housing units, and 93% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55706 was built in 1962. 87% of homes in ZIP code 55706 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1950–1959, with 487 homes.

86% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55706 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55706 is valued at $107,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55706, 4% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 31% with bottled or tank gas, 48% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55706.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55750 in Hoyt Lakes (10 miles south), 55705 in Aurora (20 miles southwest), 55708 in Biwabik (21 miles southwest), 55790 in Tower (22 miles northwest), 55731 in Ely (24 miles northeast) and 55741 in Gilbert (25 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 55706 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 3 hail events, 6 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 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 1.5 inches on September 16, 2025, near Babbitt. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55706 was 58 mph wind on June 29, 2018, 1.9 miles away near Babbitt. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 was on September 16, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Babbitt. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 was on June 12, 2024, near Babbitt. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55706 in that period was 60 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 2 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 Babbitt, which is in St. Louis County; the ratings below are that county's. St. Louis County scores 84 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 16th of 87 Minnesota counties. St. Louis County scores 71.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. St. Louis County scores 98 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 1st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in St. Louis County is for cold wave, at 99.4 of 100.

St. Louis County averages 29.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in St. Louis County is 37.8°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 62 miles from the center of ZIP code 55706. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map