Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54726, Boyd, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54726

  Chippewa County averages 33.9 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 54726

  Neither of the 2 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 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 54726

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 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 54726

  72% of homes in ZIP code 54726 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 54726 is filed here under Boyd, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; its center is about 27 miles east of our Eau Claire office. ZIP code 54726 also extends into Eau Claire County. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54726 covers only Boyd.

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 54726 has 776 housing units, and 92% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54726 was built in 1955. 72% of homes in ZIP code 54726 were built before 1980, and 15% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 276 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54726 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54726 is valued at $177,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54726, 30% heat with utility gas, 3% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 11% with fuel oil and 13% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54726.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54768 in Stanley (4.7 miles east), 54727 in Cadott (6.9 miles west), 54771 in Thorp (11 miles east), 54748 in Jim Falls (15 miles northwest), 54732 in Cornell (16 miles northwest) and 54722 in Augusta (16 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 54726 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 2 hail events, 9 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 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 inch on August 11, 2023, near Cadott.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54726 was 64 mph wind on May 21, 2024, 2.9 miles away near Stanley. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 was on August 11, 2023: 1 in hail near Cadott. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 was on June 17, 2024, near Thorp. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54726 in that period was 85 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 5 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 Boyd, which is in Chippewa County; the ratings below are that county's. Chippewa County scores 79.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Chippewa County scores 81.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 15th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Chippewa County scores 61.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Chippewa County is for cold wave, at 89.5 of 100.

Chippewa County averages 33.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Chippewa County is 43.3°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 27 miles from the center of ZIP code 54726. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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