Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56241, Granite Falls, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56241

  Yellow Medicine County averages 29.3 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 56241

  1 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 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 56241

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 79 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 56241

  70% of homes in ZIP code 56241 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 56241 is filed here under Granite Falls, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; its center is about 27 miles north of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56241 also extends into Chippewa County and Renville County. Our address file holds 1,953 address points in ZIP code 56241. ZIP code 56241 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Granite Falls (1,323 address points) and Hazel Run (31). Granite Falls holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Granite Falls.

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

ZIP code 56241 has 1,793 housing units, and 84% 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 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56241 was built in 1967. 70% of homes in ZIP code 56241 were built before 1980, and 10% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 505 homes.

79% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56241 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56241 is valued at $154,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56241, 57% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 23% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 56241.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56285 in Sacred Heart (11 miles east), 56297 in Wood Lake (12 miles south), 56223 in Clarkfield (12 miles west), 56260 in Maynard (12 miles north), 56265 in Montevideo (16 miles north) and 56229 in Cottonwood (16 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56241 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 6 hail events, 29 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 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 20, 2019, near Hazel Run. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56241 was 64 mph wind on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Granite Falls. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 was on September 21, 2024: 1 in hail near Sacred Heart. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 was on September 4, 2025, near Granite Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56241 in that period was 79 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 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 Granite Falls, which is in Yellow Medicine County; the ratings below are that county's. Yellow Medicine County scores 60.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Yellow Medicine County scores 51 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 49th of 87 Minnesota counties. Yellow Medicine County scores 74.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 34th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Yellow Medicine County is for winter weather, at 74.1 of 100.

Yellow Medicine County averages 29.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Yellow Medicine County is 44.9°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 27 miles from the center of ZIP code 56241. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Marshall office: address, hours and map