Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 56297, Wood Lake, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 56297

  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 56297

  2 of the 20 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 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 56297

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 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 56297

  86% of homes in ZIP code 56297 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 56297 is filed here under Wood Lake, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; its center is about 18 miles northeast of our Marshall office. ZIP code 56297 also extends into Redwood County. Our address file holds 430 address points in ZIP code 56297. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 56297 covers only Wood Lake.

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 56297 has 359 housing units, and 97% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 56297 was built in 1942. 86% of homes in ZIP code 56297 were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 172 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 56297 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 56297 is valued at $120,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 56297, 50% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 35% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56297.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 56229 in Cottonwood (9.2 miles west), 56214 in Belview (11 miles east), 56241 in Granite Falls (12 miles north), 56285 in Sacred Heart (15 miles northeast), 56223 in Clarkfield (16 miles northwest) and 56258 in Marshall (17 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 56297 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 20 hail events, 17 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 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 inches on July 13, 2024, near Wood Lake. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 56297 was 2 in hail on July 13, 2024, 1 mile away near Wood Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 was on July 13, 2024: 1 in hail near Wood Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 was on September 4, 2025, near Granite Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 56297 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 10 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Wood Lake on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently August 21, 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 Wood Lake).

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 Wood Lake, 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 18 miles from the center of ZIP code 56297. 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