Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in ZIP code 54005, Clear Lake, WI

• Gutters in ZIP code 54005

  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 54005

  7 of the 12 hail events on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 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 54005

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 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 54005

  51% of homes in ZIP code 54005 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 54005 is filed here under Clear Lake, in Polk County, Wisconsin; its center is about 46 miles northwest of our Eau Claire office. ZIP code 54005 also extends into St. Croix County, Barron County and Dunn County. Our address file holds 1,533 address points in ZIP code 54005. Of the cities and towns on our pages, ZIP code 54005 covers only Clear Lake.

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 54005 has 1,320 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 7% of the housing units.

The median home in ZIP code 54005 was built in 1979. 51% of homes in ZIP code 54005 were built before 1980, and 22% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 289 homes.

83% of occupied homes in ZIP code 54005 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 54005 is valued at $241,500. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 54005, 30% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 49% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 7% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54005.

The nearest other ZIP codes we serve, measured center to center, are 54007 in Deer Park (7 miles southwest), 54004 in Clayton (7.2 miles northeast), 54001 in Amery (10 miles northwest), 54013 in Glenwood City (11 miles south), 54734 in Downing (12 miles southeast) and 54762 in Prairie Farm (12 miles east). The table sets ZIP code 54005 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 12 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 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 3 inches on May 16, 2017, near Clayton. 7 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of ZIP code 54005 was 58 mph wind on July 3, 2023, 1.5 miles away near Clear Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 was on July 30, 2024: 1.5 in hail near Amery. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 was on August 27, 2024, near Prairie Farm. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of the center of ZIP code 54005 in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2017, 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 Clear Lake, 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 46 miles from the center of ZIP code 54005. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (715) 716-7137.

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