Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56221, Chokio, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56221

  Stevens County averages 26.3 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 56221

  7 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 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 56221

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56221

  84% of homes in ZIP code 56221 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 56221 is filed here under Chokio, in Stevens County, Minnesota; its center is about 80 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56221 also extends into Big Stone County. Our address file holds 468 address points in ZIP code 56221. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56221 covers only Chokio.

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 56221 has 443 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 9% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56221 was built in 1954. 84% of homes in ZIP code 56221 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 131 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56221 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56221 is valued at $115,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56221, 2% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 65% with bottled or tank gas and 6% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56221.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56267 in Morris (13 miles east), 56240 in Graceville (14 miles west), 56225 in Clinton (14 miles southwest), 56248 in Herman (17 miles north), 56278 in Ortonville (17 miles southwest) and 56244 in Hancock (21 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56221 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 15 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 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 6 inches on July 31, 2024, near Chokio. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56221 was 64 mph wind on May 12, 2022, 1 mile away near Chokio. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 was on July 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Chokio. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 was on July 27, 2025, near Chokio. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56221 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Chokio on 3 days from January 2025 on, most recently September 12, 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 Chokio).

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 Chokio, which is in Stevens County; the ratings below are that county's. Stevens County scores 56 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 63rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Stevens County scores 31 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 67th of 87 Minnesota counties. Stevens County scores 61.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 53rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Stevens County is for tornado, at 70.5 of 100.

Stevens County averages 26.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Stevens County is 43.5°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 80 miles from the center of ZIP code 56221. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map