Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54001, Amery, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54001

  Polk County averages 33.2 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 54001

  3 of the 9 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 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 54001

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 70 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in ZIP code 54001

  55% of homes in ZIP code 54001 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 54001 is filed here under Amery, in Polk County, Wisconsin; its center is about 56 miles northwest of our Eau Claire office. Our address file holds 4,874 address points in ZIP code 54001. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54001 covers only Amery.

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 54001 has 4,348 housing units, and 79% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54001 was built in 1978. 55% of homes in ZIP code 54001 were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1970–1979, with 816 homes.

81% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54001 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54001 is valued at $239,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54001, 45% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 32% 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 54001.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54007 in Deer Park (10 miles south), 54005 in Clear Lake (10 miles southeast), 54026 in Star Prairie (10 miles southwest), 54889 in Turtle Lake (12 miles northeast), 54004 in Clayton (13 miles east) and 54017 in New Richmond (16 miles southwest). The table sets ZIP code 54001 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 9 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 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 30, 2024, near Clear Lake. 3 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54001 was 58 mph wind on July 3, 2023, 1.3 miles away near Amery. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 was on April 17, 2025: 1 in hail near Dresser. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 was on August 29, 2024, near Balsam Lake. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54001 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2024, with 8 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 Amery, which is in Polk County; the ratings below are that county's. Polk County scores 88.4 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 27th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Polk County scores 88.9 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Polk County scores 56.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Polk County is for cold wave, at 90.4 of 100.

Polk County averages 33.2 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Polk County is 42.9°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 56 miles from the center of ZIP code 54001. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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