Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54745, Holcombe, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54745

  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 54745

  1 of the 3 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54745 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 54745

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54745 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 54745

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54745 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 54745 is filed here under Holcombe, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; its center is about 36 miles northeast of our Eau Claire office. ZIP code 54745 also extends into Rusk County. Our address file holds 2,256 address points in ZIP code 54745. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54745 covers only Holcombe.

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 54745 has 1,581 housing units, and 85% 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 11% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54745 was built in 1979. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54745 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 253 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54745 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54745 is valued at $227,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54745, 2% heat with utility gas, 6% with electricity, 62% with bottled or tank gas, 8% with fuel oil and 21% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54745.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54731 in Conrath (7.2 miles north), 54732 in Cornell (7.3 miles south), 54748 in Jim Falls (13 miles southwest), 54766 in Sheldon (14 miles northeast), 54433 in Gilman (16 miles east) and 54563 in Tony (17 miles northeast). The table sets ZIP code 54745 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 3 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54745 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 1.75 inches on July 10, 2023, near Holcombe. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54745 was 75 mph wind on May 15, 2025, less than 1 mile away near Holcombe. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54745 was on July 10, 2023: 1.75 in hail near Holcombe. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54745 was on June 30, 2025, near Cornell. The busiest year was 2021, with 5 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Holcombe on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently April 13, 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 Holcombe).

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 Holcombe, 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 36 miles from the center of ZIP code 54745. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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