Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54748, Jim Falls, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54748

  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 54748

  4 of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 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 54748

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 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 54748

  52% of homes in ZIP code 54748 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 54748 is filed here under Jim Falls, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; its center is about 23 miles northeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 751 address points in ZIP code 54748. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54748 covers only Jim Falls.

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 54748 has 567 housing units, and 93% 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 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54748 was built in 1977. 52% of homes in ZIP code 54748 were built before 1980, and 23% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 154 homes.

89% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54748 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54748 is valued at $222,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54748, 26% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 4% with fuel oil and 17% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54748.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54732 in Cornell (6.7 miles northeast), 54727 in Cadott (9.9 miles southeast), 54724 in Bloomer (11 miles west), 54729 in Chippewa Falls (11 miles southwest), 54745 in Holcombe (13 miles northeast) and 54726 in Boyd (15 miles southeast). The table sets ZIP code 54748 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 10 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 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 3 inches on July 28, 2023, near Bloomer. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54748 was 0.88 in hail on June 5, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Jim Falls. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 was on June 5, 2024: 0.88 in hail near Jim Falls. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 was on June 30, 2025, near Cornell. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54748 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 6 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 Jim 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 23 miles from the center of ZIP code 54748. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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