Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54761, Plum City, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54761

  Pierce County averages 36 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 54761

  3 of the 6 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 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 54761

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 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 54761

  75% of homes in ZIP code 54761 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 54761 is filed here under Plum City, in Pierce County, Wisconsin; its center is about 34 miles west of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 591 address points in ZIP code 54761. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54761 covers only Plum City.

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 54761 has 479 housing units, and 84% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54761 was built in 1956. 75% of homes in ZIP code 54761 were built before 1980, and 9% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 186 homes.

71% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54761 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54761 is valued at $186,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54761, 32% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas, 7% 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 54761.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54721 in Arkansaw (5.3 miles east), 54750 in Maiden Rock (5.7 miles west), 54740 in Elmwood (8.2 miles north), 54769 in Stockholm (8.6 miles south), 54759 in Pepin (9.9 miles south) and 54723 in Bay City (12 miles west). The table sets ZIP code 54761 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 6 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 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 August 11, 2023, near Plum City. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54761 was 2 in hail on August 11, 2023, less than 1 mile away near Plum City. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 was on June 19, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Plum City. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 was on July 28, 2025, near Arkansaw. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54761 in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 11 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Plum City on 2 days from January 2025 on, most recently June 10, 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 Plum City).

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 Plum City, which is in Pierce County; the ratings below are that county's. Pierce County scores 79.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 45th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Pierce County scores 82.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 13th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Pierce County scores 43.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 43rd of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Pierce County is for tornado, at 91.2 of 100.

Pierce County averages 36 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Pierce County is 44.3°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 34 miles from the center of ZIP code 54761. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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