Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54720, Altoona, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54720

  Eau Claire County averages 34.2 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 54720

  6 of the 24 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 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 54720

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 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 54720

  37% of homes in ZIP code 54720 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 54720 is filed here under Altoona, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; its center is about 4.5 miles east of our Eau Claire office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54720 covers only Altoona.

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 54720 has 3,979 housing units, and 47% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 8% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 10% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54720 was built in 1987. 37% of homes in ZIP code 54720 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 747 homes.

57% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54720 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54720 is valued at $223,300. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54720, 62% heat with utility gas, 34% with electricity, 2% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 54720.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54703 in Eau Claire (4.5 miles northwest), 54701 in Eau Claire (5.6 miles southwest), 54742 in Fall Creek (8.6 miles east), 54729 in Chippewa Falls (9.9 miles north), 54739 in Elk Mound (14 miles west) and 54738 in Eleva (15 miles south). The table sets ZIP code 54720 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 24 hail events, 33 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 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 4 inches on May 15, 2025, near Eau Claire. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54720 was 69 mph wind on June 10, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Altoona. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 was on May 15, 2025: 2 in hail near Altoona. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 was on July 28, 2025, near Eau Claire. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54720 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2018, with 11 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 Altoona, which is in Eau Claire County; the ratings below are that county's. Eau Claire County scores 89.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 23rd of 72 Wisconsin counties. Eau Claire County scores 88.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 6th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Eau Claire County scores 71.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 13th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Eau Claire County is for cold wave, at 94 of 100.

Eau Claire County averages 34.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Eau Claire County is 44.2°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 4.5 miles from the center of ZIP code 54720. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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