Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56048, Janesville, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56048

  Waseca County averages 38.5 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 56048

  3 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 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 56048

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 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 56048

  62% of homes in ZIP code 56048 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 56048 is filed here under Janesville, in Waseca County, Minnesota; its center is about 47 miles southwest of our Farmington office. ZIP code 56048 also extends into Blue Earth County. Our address file holds 1,535 address points in ZIP code 56048. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56048 covers only Janesville.

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 56048 has 1,762 housing units, and 86% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56048 was built in 1973. 62% of homes in ZIP code 56048 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 432 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56048 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56048 is valued at $223,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56048, 53% heat with utility gas, 9% with electricity, 32% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56048.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56080 in St. Clair (7.1 miles west), 56024 in Eagle Lake (7.3 miles northwest), 56028 in Elysian (9 miles north), 56063 in Madison Lake (9.9 miles northwest), 56093 in Waseca (10 miles east) and 56096 in Waterville (12 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 56048 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 14 hail events, 29 thunderstorm-wind events and 8 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 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 June 16, 2025, near St. Clair. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56048 was 1 in hail on July 13, 2023, 1 mile away near Janesville. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Pemberton. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 was on August 5, 2024, near Eagle Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56048 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 8 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 Janesville, which is in Waseca County; the ratings below are that county's. Waseca County scores 70.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 44th of 87 Minnesota counties. Waseca County scores 73 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 34th of 87 Minnesota counties. Waseca County scores 57.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 58th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Waseca County is for tornado, at 78.7 of 100.

Waseca County averages 38.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Waseca 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 Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 47 miles from the center of ZIP code 56048. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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