Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54642, Melrose, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54642

  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 54642

  2 of the 8 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 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 54642

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 63 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54642

  56% of homes in ZIP code 54642 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 54642 is filed here under Melrose, in Jackson County, Wisconsin; its center is about 51 miles southeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 1,308 address points in ZIP code 54642. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54642 covers only Melrose.

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 54642 has 938 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 10% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54642 was built in 1974. 56% of homes in ZIP code 54642 were built before 1980, and 24% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 240 homes.

85% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54642 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54642 is valued at $195,600. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54642, 4% heat with utility gas, 9% with electricity, 63% with bottled or tank gas, 10% with fuel oil and 14% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54642.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54644 in Mindoro (8.2 miles south), 54627 in Ettrick (9.2 miles west), 54659 in Taylor (10 miles north), 54636 in Holmen (13 miles southwest), 54616 in Blair (14 miles northwest) and 54630 in Galesville (16 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 54642 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 8 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 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 July 27, 2021, near Ettrick. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54642 was 60 mph wind on December 15, 2021, 1.1 miles away near Melrose. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 was on September 21, 2024: 1.25 in hail near Mindoro. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 was on July 3, 2025, near Black River Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54642 in that period was 63 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 7 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 Melrose, 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 51 miles from the center of ZIP code 54642. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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