Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54656, Cataract, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54656

  Monroe 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 54656

  None of the 10 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 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 54656

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54656

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54656 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 54656 is filed here under Cataract, in Monroe County, Wisconsin; its center is about 66 miles southeast of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 8,732 address points in ZIP code 54656. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54656 covers only Cataract.

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 54656 has 7,630 housing units, and 70% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 9% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54656 was built in 1979. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54656 were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,341 homes.

72% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54656 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54656 is valued at $201,400. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54656, 49% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity, 23% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54656.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54644 in Mindoro (12 miles west), 54642 in Melrose (16 miles northwest), 54615 in Black River Falls (18 miles north), 54636 in Holmen (21 miles west), 54650 in Holmen (22 miles west) and 54627 in Ettrick (25 miles northwest). The table sets ZIP code 54656 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 10 hail events, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 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 inch on May 15, 2025, near Sparta.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54656 was 1 in hail on August 14, 2020, 1.1 miles away near Sparta. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 was on May 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Sparta. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 was on May 21, 2024, near Sparta. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54656 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 5 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 Cataract, which is in Monroe County; the ratings below are that county's. Monroe County scores 92.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Monroe County scores 83.5 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 11th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Monroe County scores 54.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 34th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Monroe County is for cold wave, at 95.8 of 100.

Monroe County averages 38.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Monroe County is 44.7°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 66 miles from the center of ZIP code 54656. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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