Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54622, Buffalo City, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54622

  Buffalo County averages 37.1 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 54622

  10 of the 18 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 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 54622

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 72 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54622

  68% of homes in ZIP code 54622 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 54622 is filed here under Buffalo City, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin; its center is about 39 miles south of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 1,353 address points in ZIP code 54622. ZIP code 54622 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Buffalo City (649 address points), Cochrane (226) and Waumandee (63). Buffalo City holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Buffalo City.

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

ZIP code 54622 has 1,112 housing units, and 90% 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 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54622 was built in 1971. 68% of homes in ZIP code 54622 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 231 homes.

91% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54622 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54622 is valued at $181,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54622, 3% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 67% with bottled or tank gas, 9% 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 54622.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54610 in Alma (7.6 miles northwest), 54629 in Fountain City (9.1 miles southeast), 55959 in Goodview (11 miles south), 54612 in Arcadia (13 miles east), 55910 in Altura (14 miles southwest) and 55969 in Rollingstone (14 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 54622 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 18 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 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 June 17, 2021, near Cochrane. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54622 was 49 mph wind on August 11, 2023, 1.5 miles away near Waumandee. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 was on June 19, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Buffalo City. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 was on July 28, 2025, near Cochrane. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54622 in that period was 72 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 12 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 Buffalo City, which is in Buffalo County; the ratings below are that county's. Buffalo County scores 62.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Buffalo County scores 28.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 64th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Buffalo County scores 23.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 64th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Buffalo County is for tornado, at 71.2 of 100.

Buffalo County averages 37.1 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Buffalo County is 45.1°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 39 miles from the center of ZIP code 54622. 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