Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 55906, Rochester, MN

• Gutters in ZIP code 55906

  Olmsted County averages 36.7 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 55906

  11 of the 70 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 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 55906

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 55906

  49% of homes in ZIP code 55906 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 55906 is filed here under Rochester, in Olmsted County, Minnesota; its center is about 6 miles east of our Rochester office. ZIP code 55906 also extends into Wabasha County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 55906 covers only Rochester.

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 55906 has 8,798 housing units, and 71% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 55906 was built in 1980. 49% of homes in ZIP code 55906 were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 1,289 homes.

75% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55906 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55906 is valued at $350,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55906, 77% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity and 8% with bottled or tank gas.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55906.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 55901 in Rochester (5.4 miles southwest), 55932 in Elgin (5.4 miles northeast), 55960 in Oronoco (7.1 miles west), 55934 in Eyota (9.8 miles southeast), 55904 in Rochester (10 miles south) and 55991 in Zumbro Falls (11 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 55906 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 70 hail events, 47 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 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 May 11, 2022, near Oronoco. 11 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 55906 was 61 mph wind on September 24, 2019, 2 miles away near Elgin. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 was on May 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Rochester. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 was on July 28, 2025, near Rochester. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 55906 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 38 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 Rochester, which is in Olmsted County; the ratings below are that county's. Olmsted County scores 83.4 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 87 Minnesota counties. Olmsted County scores 70.1 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 38th of 87 Minnesota counties. Olmsted County scores 83.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Olmsted County is for cold wave, at 92.8 of 100.

Olmsted County averages 36.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Olmsted County is 44.6°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 6 miles from the center of ZIP code 55906. 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