Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54868, Rice Lake, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54868

  Barron County averages 32.9 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 54868

  6 of the 15 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 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 54868

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54868

  56% of homes in ZIP code 54868 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 54868 is filed here under Rice Lake, in Barron County, Wisconsin; its center is about 51 miles north of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 7,940 address points in ZIP code 54868. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54868 covers only Rice 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 54868 has 7,640 housing units, and 73% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54868 was built in 1976. 56% of homes in ZIP code 54868 were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 1,334 homes.

70% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54868 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54868 is valued at $199,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54868, 49% heat with utility gas, 20% with electricity, 24% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54868.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54822 in Cameron (9.2 miles south), 54812 in Barron (12 miles southwest), 54817 in Birchwood (13 miles northeast), 54895 in Weyerhaeuser (14 miles southeast), 54728 in Chetek (16 miles south) and 54805 in Almena (17 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 54868 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 15 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 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 July 19, 2023, near Rice Lake. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54868 was 1 in hail on July 18, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Rice Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 was on July 19, 2023: 2 in hail near Rice Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 was on May 15, 2025, near Rice Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54868 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2023, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Rice Lake on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 11, 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 Rice 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 Rice Lake, which is in Barron County; the ratings below are that county's. Barron County scores 88.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Barron County scores 82.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 14th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Barron County scores 55.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 31st of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Barron County is for cold wave, at 94.7 of 100.

Barron County averages 32.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Barron County is 42.4°F.

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

Our Eau Claire office is at 1231 Menomonie St, Eau Claire, WI 54703, about 51 miles from the center of ZIP code 54868. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

• Eau Claire office: address, hours and map