Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54742, Fall Creek, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54742

  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 54742

  3 of the 14 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54742 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 54742

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54742 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 54742

  50% of homes in ZIP code 54742 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 54742 is filed here under Fall Creek, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; its center is about 13 miles east of our Eau Claire office. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54742 covers only Fall Creek.

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 54742 has 1,805 housing units, and 87% 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 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54742 was built in 1981. 50% of homes in ZIP code 54742 were built before 1980, and 29% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 367 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54742 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54742 is valued at $272,100. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54742, 30% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 38% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 11% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54742.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54720 in Altoona (8.6 miles west), 54722 in Augusta (9.1 miles east), 54701 in Eau Claire (12 miles west), 54703 in Eau Claire (13 miles west), 54729 in Chippewa Falls (14 miles northwest) and 54727 in Cadott (15 miles north). The table sets ZIP code 54742 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, 11 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54742 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 2.75 inches on May 15, 2025, near Altoona. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54742 was 60 mph wind on June 17, 2021, 1.1 miles away near Fall Creek. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54742 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 54742 was on May 21, 2024, near Fall Creek. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54742 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 10 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 Fall Creek, 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 13 miles from the center of ZIP code 54742. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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