Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55956, Mazeppa, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55956

  Wabasha County averages 36.8 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 55956

  10 of the 33 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 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 55956

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 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 55956

  48% of homes in ZIP code 55956 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 55956 is filed here under Mazeppa, in Wabasha County, Minnesota; its center is about 14 miles north of our Rochester office. ZIP code 55956 also extends into Goodhue County. Our address file holds 875 address points in ZIP code 55956. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55956 covers only Mazeppa.

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 55956 has 936 housing units, and 87% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55956 was built in 1981. 48% of homes in ZIP code 55956 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 150 homes.

82% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55956 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55956 is valued at $308,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55956, 1% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 78% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55956.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55991 in Zumbro Falls (5.7 miles east), 55992 in Zumbrota (7.7 miles west), 55963 in Pine Island (9.3 miles southwest), 55027 in Goodhue (9.7 miles northwest), 55960 in Oronoco (9.8 miles south) and 55957 in Millville (12 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 55956 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 33 hail events, 32 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 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 2.5 inches on May 11, 2022, near Oronoco. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55956 was 58 mph wind on July 5, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Mazeppa. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 was on April 28, 2025: 1 in hail near Mazeppa. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 was on July 28, 2025, near Oronoco. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55956 in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 16 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 Mazeppa, which is in Wabasha County; the ratings below are that county's. Wabasha County scores 80.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 23rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Wabasha County scores 74 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 31st of 87 Minnesota counties. Wabasha County scores 34.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 75th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Wabasha County is for tornado, at 84.6 of 100.

Wabasha County averages 36.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Wabasha County is 45°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 14 miles from the center of ZIP code 55956. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map