Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56438, Browerville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56438

  Todd County averages 31.2 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 56438

  5 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 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 56438

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 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 56438

  60% of homes in ZIP code 56438 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 56438 is filed here under Browerville, in Todd County, Minnesota; its center is about 33 miles southwest of our Brainerd office. Our address file holds 1,799 address points in ZIP code 56438. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56438 covers only Browerville.

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 56438 has 1,475 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56438 was built in 1974. 60% of homes in ZIP code 56438 were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 351 homes.

78% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56438 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56438 is valued at $184,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56438, 31% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 37% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 8% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56438.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56440 in Clarissa (7.1 miles west), 56347 in Long Prairie (12 miles south), 56475 in Randall (13 miles east), 56446 in Eagle Bend (14 miles west), 56437 in Bertha (14 miles northwest) and 56382 in Swanville (18 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56438 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, 6 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 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 3 inches on August 3, 2024, near Browerville. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56438 was 64 mph wind on July 8, 2020, 2 miles away near Browerville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 was on August 3, 2024: 1.75 in hail near Eagle Bend. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 was on July 28, 2025, near Browerville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56438 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2024, 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 Browerville, which is in Todd County; the ratings below are that county's. Todd County scores 58.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 60th of 87 Minnesota counties. Todd County scores 61.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 42nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Todd County scores 32.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 77th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Todd County is for strong wind, at 61.7 of 100.

Todd County averages 31.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Todd County is 42°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 33 miles from the center of ZIP code 56438. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map