Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55049, Medford, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55049

  Steele County averages 37.6 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 55049

  3 of the 19 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 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 55049

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 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 55049

  43% of homes in ZIP code 55049 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 55049 is filed here under Medford, in Steele County, Minnesota; its center is about 32 miles south of our Farmington office. ZIP code 55049 also extends into Rice County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55049 covers only Medford.

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 55049 has 989 housing units, and 70% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 1% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 22% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55049 was built in 1990. 43% of homes in ZIP code 55049 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 234 homes.

84% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55049 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55049 is valued at $233,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55049, 57% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55049.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55060 in Owatonna (8.1 miles south), 55021 in Faribault (8.5 miles north), 55052 in Morristown (11 miles west), 55924 in Claremont (15 miles southeast), 55053 in Nerstrand (15 miles northeast) and 55946 in Kenyon (15 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55049 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 19 hail events, 22 thunderstorm-wind events and 12 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 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 1.75 inches on July 10, 2023, near Medford. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55049 was 0.88 in hail on July 22, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Medford. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 was on April 28, 2025: 1 in hail near Owatonna. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 was on July 28, 2025, near Owatonna. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55049 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 9 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 Medford, which is in Steele County; the ratings below are that county's. Steele County scores 77.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 29th of 87 Minnesota counties. Steele County scores 79.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 21st of 87 Minnesota counties. Steele County scores 43.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 71st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Steele County is for tornado, at 93.1 of 100.

Steele County averages 37.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Steele County is 44.8°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 32 miles from the center of ZIP code 55049. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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