Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54635, Hixton, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54635

  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 54635

  2 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54635 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 54635

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54635 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 54635

  58% of homes in ZIP code 54635 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 54635 is filed here under Hixton, in Jackson County, Wisconsin; its center is about 36 miles southeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 1,127 address points in ZIP code 54635. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54635 covers only Hixton.

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 54635 has 907 housing units, and 81% 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 13% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54635 was built in 1974. 58% of homes in ZIP code 54635 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 264 homes.

87% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54635 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54635 is valued at $187,700. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54635, 25% heat with utility gas, 6% with electricity, 54% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 10% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54635.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54611 in Alma Center (5.3 miles northeast), 54659 in Taylor (8.2 miles south), 54616 in Blair (12 miles southwest), 54773 in Whitehall (13 miles west), 54746 in Humbird (13 miles northeast) and 54758 in Osseo (13 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 54635 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 54635 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 May 15, 2025, near Alma Center. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54635 was 58 mph wind on August 27, 2018, less than 1 mile away near Hixton. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54635 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 54635 was on July 13, 2024, near Hixton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54635 in that period was 69 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 7 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Hixton on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently April 14, 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 Hixton).

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 Hixton, 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 36 miles from the center of ZIP code 54635. 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