Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55741, Gilbert, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55741

  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 55741

  3 of the 28 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 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 55741

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 107 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55741

  72% of homes in ZIP code 55741 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 55741 is filed here under Gilbert, in St. Louis County, Minnesota; its center is about 49 miles north of our Duluth office. Our address file holds 1,853 address points in ZIP code 55741. ZIP code 55741 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Gilbert (770 address points) and McKinley (80). Gilbert holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Gilbert.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 55741 has 1,610 housing units, and 87% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55741 was built in 1971. 72% of homes in ZIP code 55741 were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 406 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55741 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55741 is valued at $151,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55741, 46% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 27% with bottled or tank gas, 10% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55741.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55708 in Biwabik (5.6 miles north), 55705 in Aurora (6.7 miles east), 55734 in Eveleth (7.2 miles southwest), 55792 in Virginia (11 miles northwest), 55768 in Mountain Iron (14 miles west) and 55751 in Mountain Iron (14 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 55741 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 28 hail events, 28 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 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 2.5 inches on July 17, 2017, near Aurora. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55741 was 0.75 in hail on August 2, 2022, less than 1 mile away near McKinley. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 was on June 12, 2024: 1 in hail near Iron Junction. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 was on July 27, 2025, near Virginia. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55741 in that period was 107 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 12 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Gilbert on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently July 17, 2026. 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 Gilbert).

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 Gilbert, 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 49 miles from the center of ZIP code 55741. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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