Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55060, Owatonna, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55060

  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 55060

  5 of the 13 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 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 55060

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55060

  58% of homes in ZIP code 55060 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 55060 is filed here under Owatonna, in Steele County, Minnesota; its center is about 35 miles west of our Rochester office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55060 covers only Owatonna.

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 55060 has 12,631 housing units, and 74% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 6% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55060 was built in 1976. 58% of homes in ZIP code 55060 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 2,341 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55060 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55060 is valued at $239,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55060, 73% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 7% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55060.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55049 in Medford (8.1 miles north), 55924 in Claremont (11 miles east), 56026 in Ellendale (13 miles south), 56093 in Waseca (14 miles west), 55917 in Blooming Prairie (15 miles southeast) and 55052 in Morristown (16 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 55060 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 13 hail events, 14 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 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 April 28, 2025, near Ellendale. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55060 was EF0 tornado on June 17, 2019, less than 1 mile away near Owatonna. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 was on April 28, 2025: 1.75 in hail near Ellendale. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 was on July 28, 2025, near Owatonna. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55060 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 8 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 Owatonna, 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 Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 35 miles from the center of ZIP code 55060. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map