Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56271, Murdock, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56271

  Swift County averages 27.8 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 56271

  2 of the 5 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 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 56271

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 78 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56271

  67% of homes in ZIP code 56271 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 56271 is filed here under Murdock, in Swift County, Minnesota; its center is about 58 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56271 also extends into Chippewa County. Our address file holds 708 address points in ZIP code 56271. ZIP code 56271 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Murdock (158 address points) and De Graff (108). Murdock holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Murdock.

Source: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and address points (a ZIP code can also take in land outside any city or town).

ZIP code 56271 has 560 housing units, and 94% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56271 was built in 1962. 67% of homes in ZIP code 56271 were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 192 homes.

73% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56271 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56271 is valued at $206,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56271, 6% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity, 69% with bottled or tank gas, 5% 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 56271.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56252 in Kerkhoven (6.9 miles southeast), 56215 in Benson (9.1 miles northwest), 56289 in Sunburg (11 miles northeast), 56279 in Pennock (12 miles east), 56282 in Raymond (17 miles southeast) and 56222 in Clara City (18 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 56271 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 5 hail events, 10 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 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 May 9, 2022, near Kerkhoven. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56271 was EF1 tornado on September 19, 2017, 1.1 miles away near De Graff. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 was on July 15, 2024: 1 in hail near Kerkhoven. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 was on July 27, 2025, near De Graff. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56271 in that period was 78 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 5 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 Murdock, which is in Swift County; the ratings below are that county's. Swift County scores 66.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 87 Minnesota counties. Swift County scores 43.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 56th of 87 Minnesota counties. Swift County scores 68.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 44th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Swift County is for winter weather, at 68.5 of 100.

Swift County averages 27.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Swift County is 44°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 58 miles from the center of ZIP code 56271. 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