Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54611, Alma Center, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54611

  Jackson County averages 38.5 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 54611

  4 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 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 54611

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 69 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54611

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54611 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 54611 is filed here under Alma Center, in Jackson County, Wisconsin; its center is about 37 miles southeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 811 address points in ZIP code 54611. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54611 covers only Alma Center.

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 54611 has 551 housing units, and 79% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 16% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54611 was built in 1978. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54611 were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 175 homes.

80% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54611 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54611 is valued at $159,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54611, 43% heat with utility gas, 13% with electricity, 29% 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 54611.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54635 in Hixton (5.3 miles southwest), 54746 in Humbird (7.9 miles northeast), 54754 in Merrillan (8.8 miles east), 54741 in Fairchild (12 miles north), 54659 in Taylor (13 miles southwest) and 54758 in Osseo (15 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 54611 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 7 hail events, 21 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 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 inches on May 15, 2025, near Humbird. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54611 was 63 mph wind on May 21, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Alma Center. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 was on May 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Alma Center. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 was on July 13, 2024, near Hixton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54611 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Alma Center on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently May 15, 2025. 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 Alma Center).

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 Alma Center, which is in Jackson County; the ratings below are that county's. Jackson County scores 74 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Jackson County scores 70.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Jackson County scores 39.1 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 49th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Jackson County is for tornado, at 81.4 of 100.

Jackson County averages 38.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Jackson County is 44.8°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 37 miles from the center of ZIP code 54611. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

• Eau Claire office: address, hours and map