Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56244, Hancock, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56244

  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 56244

  1 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 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 56244

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 83 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56244

  76% of homes in ZIP code 56244 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 56244 is filed here under Hancock, in Stevens County, Minnesota; its center is about 72 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56244 also extends into Pope County and Swift County. Our address file holds 762 address points in ZIP code 56244. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56244 covers only Hancock.

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 56244 has 728 housing units, and 88% 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 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56244 was built in 1957. 76% of homes in ZIP code 56244 were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 233 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56244 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56244 is valued at $137,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56244, 41% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 28% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56244.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56267 in Morris (10 miles northwest), 56323 in Cyrus (11 miles north), 56381 in Starbuck (12 miles northeast), 56215 in Benson (16 miles southeast), 56208 in Appleton (20 miles southwest) and 56327 in Farwell (21 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56244 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 9 hail events, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 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 1.5 inches on June 13, 2017, near Hancock. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56244 was 60 mph wind on July 17, 2020, 1.2 miles away near Hancock. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 was on July 27, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Morris. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 was on July 25, 2023, near Hancock. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56244 in that period was 83 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Hancock on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 27, 2025. 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 Hancock).

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 Hancock, 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 72 miles from the center of ZIP code 56244. 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