Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56477, Sebeka, MN

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  6 of the 22 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 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.

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  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 100 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

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  60% of homes in ZIP code 56477 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.

ZIP code 56477 is filed here under Sebeka, in Wadena County, Minnesota; its center is about 43 miles northwest of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56477 also extends into Otter Tail County and Cass County. Our address file holds 1,639 address points in ZIP code 56477. ZIP code 56477 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Sebeka (380 address points) and Nimrod (73). Sebeka holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Sebeka.

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

ZIP code 56477 has 1,394 housing units, and 82% 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 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56477 was built in 1973. 60% of homes in ZIP code 56477 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 368 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56477 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56477 is valued at $171,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56477, 21% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 27% with bottled or tank gas, 10% with fuel oil and 18% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56477.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56464 in Menahga (9.8 miles northwest), 56481 in Verndale (13 miles south), 56482 in Wadena (14 miles southwest), 56479 in Staples (17 miles southeast), 56567 in New York Mills (19 miles west) and 56466 in Motley (24 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 56477 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 22 hail events, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 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 inches on May 29, 2018, near Sebeka. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56477 was 2 in hail on May 29, 2018, 1.8 miles away near Sebeka. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 was on July 10, 2022: 1 in hail near Menahga. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 was on May 30, 2022, near Wadena. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56477 in that period was 100 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Sebeka on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently August 7, 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 Sebeka).

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 Sebeka, which is in Wadena County; the ratings below are that county's. Wadena County scores 25.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 82nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Wadena County scores 36.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 61st of 87 Minnesota counties. Wadena County scores 63.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 49th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Wadena County is for tornado, at 72.3 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Wadena County is 41.1°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 43 miles from the center of ZIP code 56477. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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