Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54729, Chippewa Falls, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54729

  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 54729

  6 of the 16 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 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 54729

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 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 54729

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54729 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 54729 is filed here under Chippewa Falls, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; its center is about 12 miles northeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 15,607 address points in ZIP code 54729. ZIP code 54729 reaches into 3 cities and towns on our pages: Chippewa Falls (6,063 address points), Lake Hallie (3,255) and Lake Wissota (1,466). Chippewa Falls holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Chippewa Falls.

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

ZIP code 54729 has 15,386 housing units, and 70% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 7% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54729 was built in 1980. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54729 were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,828 homes.

71% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54729 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54729 is valued at $263,900. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54729, 57% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 16% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54729.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54703 in Eau Claire (9.9 miles southwest), 54720 in Altoona (9.9 miles south), 54748 in Jim Falls (11 miles northeast), 54727 in Cadott (12 miles east), 54724 in Bloomer (12 miles north) and 54742 in Fall Creek (14 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 54729 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 16 hail events, 25 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 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 2.75 inches on May 15, 2025, near Altoona. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54729 was 1.75 in hail on May 15, 2025, less than 1 mile away near Chippewa Falls. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 was on July 4, 2025: 1 in hail near Lake Wissota. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 was on August 29, 2024, near Chippewa Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54729 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Chippewa Falls on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 15, 2025. 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 Chippewa Falls).

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 Chippewa Falls, 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 12 miles from the center of ZIP code 54729. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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