Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54734, Downing, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54734

  Dunn County averages 35.3 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 54734

  4 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 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 54734

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 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 54734

  72% of homes in ZIP code 54734 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 54734 is filed here under Downing, in Dunn County, Wisconsin; its center is about 35 miles northwest of our Eau Claire office. ZIP code 54734 also extends into St. Croix County. Our address file holds 389 address points in ZIP code 54734. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54734 covers only Downing.

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 54734 has 328 housing units, and 91% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54734 was built in 1960. 72% of homes in ZIP code 54734 were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 109 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54734 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54734 is valued at $209,000. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54734, 25% heat with utility gas, 3% with electricity, 56% with bottled or tank gas, 5% with fuel oil and 8% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54734.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54725 in Boyceville (5.2 miles east), 54013 in Glenwood City (5.7 miles west), 54749 in Knapp (9.8 miles south), 54005 in Clear Lake (12 miles northwest), 54772 in Wheeler (12 miles east) and 54027 in Wilson (12 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 54734 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 14 hail events, 8 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 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 September 20, 2022, near Glenwood City. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54734 was 64 mph wind on May 25, 2021, 2.2 miles away near Downing. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 was on July 3, 2025: 1.25 in hail near Emerald. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 was on August 29, 2024, near Boyceville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54734 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2016, 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 Downing, which is in Dunn County; the ratings below are that county's. Dunn County scores 79.4 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 44th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Dunn County scores 79.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Dunn County scores 43.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 44th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Dunn County is for tornado, at 85 of 100.

Dunn County averages 35.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Dunn County is 44°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 35 miles from the center of ZIP code 54734. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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