Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55071, St. Paul Park, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55071

  Washington County averages 34.1 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 55071

  31 of the 96 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 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 55071

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 68 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55071

  56% of homes in ZIP code 55071 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 55071 is filed here under St. Paul Park, in Washington County, Minnesota; its center is about 15 miles northeast of our Farmington office. Our address file holds 2,402 address points in ZIP code 55071. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55071 covers only St. Paul Park.

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 55071 has 2,454 housing units, and 73% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 6% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55071 was built in 1969. 56% of homes in ZIP code 55071 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1960–1969, with 548 homes.

80% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55071 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55071 is valued at $256,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55071, 77% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 8% with bottled or tank gas and 2% with fuel oil.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55071.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55076 in Inver Grove Heights (1.9 miles west), 55016 in Cottage Grove (3.1 miles east), 55055 in Newport (3.6 miles north), 55077 in Inver Grove Heights (3.9 miles west), 55075 in South St. Paul (5 miles northwest) and 55129 in Woodbury (6.6 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 55071 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 96 hail events, 48 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 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 March 10, 2021, near Sunfish Lake. 31 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55071 was 64 mph wind on August 29, 2024, 1.6 miles away near Cottage Grove. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near South St. Paul. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 was on August 15, 2025, near Hastings. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55071 in that period was 68 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 39 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over St. Paul Park on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently August 15, 2025. 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 St. Paul Park).

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 St. Paul Park, which is in Washington County; the ratings below are that county's. Washington County scores 94.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 6th of 87 Minnesota counties. Washington County scores 98.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 5th of 87 Minnesota counties. Washington County scores 76.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Washington County is for strong wind, at 98.3 of 100.

Washington County averages 34.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Washington County is 45.1°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 15 miles from the center of ZIP code 55071. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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