Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56446, Eagle Bend, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56446

  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 56446

  8 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56446 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 56446

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56446 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 85 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56446

  72% of homes in ZIP code 56446 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 56446 is filed here under Eagle Bend, in Todd County, Minnesota; its center is about 46 miles west of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56446 also extends into Otter Tail County. Our address file holds 963 address points in ZIP code 56446. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56446 covers only Eagle Bend.

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 56446 has 720 housing units, and 88% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 8% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56446 was built in 1958. 72% of homes in ZIP code 56446 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 254 homes.

88% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56446 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56446 is valued at $139,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56446, 28% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 28% with bottled or tank gas, 13% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56446.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56440 in Clarissa (6.5 miles east), 56437 in Bertha (8.8 miles north), 56354 in Miltona (9.9 miles southwest), 56319 in Carlos (11 miles southwest), 56361 in Parkers Prairie (12 miles west) and 56438 in Browerville (14 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 56446 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 12 hail events, 4 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56446 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 August 3, 2024, near Eagle Bend. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56446 was EF1 tornado on May 30, 2022, 2.2 miles away near Eagle Bend. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56446 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 56446 was on June 16, 2025, near Bertha. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56446 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 4 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Eagle Bend on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently July 4, 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 Eagle Bend).

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 Eagle Bend, 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 46 miles from the center of ZIP code 56446. 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