Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56387, Waite Park, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56387

  Stearns County averages 30.8 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 56387

  18 of the 49 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 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 56387

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56387

  26% of homes in ZIP code 56387 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 56387 is filed here under Waite Park, in Stearns County, Minnesota; its center is about 57 miles south of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 2,414 address points in ZIP code 56387. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56387 covers only Waite Park.

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 56387 has 3,460 housing units, and 51% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in ZIP code 56387 was built in 1992. 26% of homes in ZIP code 56387 were built before 1980, and 30% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 836 homes.

49% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56387 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56387 is valued at $230,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56387, 50% heat with utility gas, 40% with electricity and 4% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56387.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56301 in St. Cloud (3.1 miles south), 56303 in St. Cloud (3.3 miles northeast), 56374 in St. Joseph (6.8 miles northwest), 56377 in Sartell (7.5 miles north), 56304 in St. Cloud (9.2 miles east) and 56320 in Cold Spring (9.8 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56387 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 49 hail events, 39 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 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 26, 2019, near Sauk Rapids. 18 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56387 was 60 mph wind on June 11, 2017, less than 1 mile away near Waite Park. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 was on July 18, 2025: 1 in hail near St. Augusta. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 was on July 15, 2025, near St. Augusta. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56387 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 27 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Waite Park on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 4, 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 Waite Park).

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 Waite Park, which is in Stearns County; the ratings below are that county's. Stearns County scores 96.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 4th of 87 Minnesota counties. Stearns County scores 97.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 6th of 87 Minnesota counties. Stearns County scores 92.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 6th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Stearns County is for strong wind, at 97.6 of 100.

Stearns County averages 30.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Stearns County is 43.1°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 57 miles from the center of ZIP code 56387. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map