Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54730, Tainter Lake, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54730

  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 54730

  None of the 5 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54730 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 54730

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54730 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 54730

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54730 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 54730 is filed here under Tainter Lake, in Dunn County, Wisconsin; its center is about 18 miles northwest of our Eau Claire office. ZIP code 54730 also extends into Chippewa County. Our address file holds 2,601 address points in ZIP code 54730. ZIP code 54730 reaches into 2 cities and towns on our pages: Tainter Lake (691 address points) and Colfax (568). Tainter Lake holds the most of its address points, so this page sits under Tainter Lake.

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

ZIP code 54730 has 2,364 housing units, and 74% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54730 was built in 1979. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54730 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 446 homes.

74% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54730 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54730 is valued at $228,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54730, 37% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 3% 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 54730.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54772 in Wheeler (9.2 miles northwest), 54739 in Elk Mound (11 miles south), 54724 in Bloomer (13 miles northeast), 54763 in Ridgeland (13 miles northwest), 54725 in Boyceville (15 miles west) and 54751 in Menomonie (16 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 54730 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 5 hail events, 12 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54730 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 1.25 inches on May 29, 2018, near Elk Mound.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54730 was 85 mph wind on May 15, 2025, 1.2 miles away near Colfax. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54730 was on May 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Elk Mound. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54730 was on May 15, 2025, near Colfax. The busiest year was 2016, with 5 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Tainter Lake on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently June 10, 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 Tainter Lake).

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 Tainter Lake, 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 18 miles from the center of ZIP code 54730. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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