Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55969, Rollingstone, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55969

  Winona County averages 37.6 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 55969

  16 of the 42 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 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 55969

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55969

  54% of homes in ZIP code 55969 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 55969 is filed here under Rollingstone, in Winona County, Minnesota; its center is about 32 miles east of our Rochester office. Our address file holds 951 address points in ZIP code 55969. ZIP code 55969 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Rollingstone (305 address points) and Utica (119). Rollingstone holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Rollingstone.

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

ZIP code 55969 has 429 housing units, and 88% 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 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55969 was built in 1977. 54% of homes in ZIP code 55969 were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 107 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55969 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55969 is valued at $260,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55969, 45% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 31% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 55969.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55959 in Goodview (5.1 miles northeast), 55910 in Altura (5.9 miles northwest), 55952 in Lewiston (9.7 miles south), 55972 in St. Charles (11 miles southwest), 54629 in Fountain City (12 miles northeast) and 55987 in Winona (14 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 55969 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 42 hail events, 29 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 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 3 inches on July 13, 2023, near Altura. 16 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55969 was 58 mph wind on June 4, 2019, 1.1 miles away near Altura. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 was on July 31, 2024: 1 in hail near Elba. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 was on July 28, 2025, near Goodview. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55969 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 14 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 Rollingstone, which is in Winona County; the ratings below are that county's. Winona County scores 84.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 15th of 87 Minnesota counties. Winona County scores 45.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 53rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Winona County scores 64.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 47th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Winona County is for hail, at 84.1 of 100.

Winona County averages 37.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Winona County is 45.5°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 32 miles from the center of ZIP code 55969. 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