Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56579, Rothsay, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56579

  Wilkin County averages 26 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 56579

  1 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 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 56579

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56579

  64% of homes in ZIP code 56579 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 56579 is filed here under Rothsay, in Wilkin County, Minnesota; its center is about 102 miles west of our Brainerd office. ZIP code 56579 also extends into Otter Tail County. Our address file holds 620 address points in ZIP code 56579. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56579 covers only Rothsay.

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 56579 has 425 housing units, and 92% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56579 was built in 1972. 64% of homes in ZIP code 56579 were built before 1980, and 23% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 104 homes.

91% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56579 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56579 is valued at $210,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56579, 5% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 54% with bottled or tank gas, 12% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56579.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56514 in Barnesville (13 miles north), 56520 in Breckenridge (15 miles southwest), 56572 in Pelican Rapids (15 miles northeast), 56534 in Erhard (16 miles east), 56537 in Fergus Falls (18 miles southeast) and 56580 in Sabin (23 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 56579 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 9 hail events, 24 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 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 27, 2016, near Foxhome. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56579 was 84 mph wind on June 20, 2025, 1.1 miles away near Rothsay. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 was on July 15, 2022: 1 in hail near Rothsay. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 was on June 20, 2025, near Rothsay. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56579 in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 7 events in all.

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

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 Rothsay, which is in Wilkin County; the ratings below are that county's. Wilkin County scores 53.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 67th of 87 Minnesota counties. Wilkin County scores 28 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 69th of 87 Minnesota counties. Wilkin County scores 60.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Wilkin County is for tornado, at 67 of 100.

Wilkin County averages 26 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Wilkin County is 42.5°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 102 miles from the center of ZIP code 56579. 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