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Shafer city, MN

ZIP 55074 — Climate & Environment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

Climate, disaster risk, air quality, and environmental safety

Environment & Risk in ZIP Code 55074

Disaster Risk (FEMA NRI)

County-linked natural hazard risk from FEMA National Risk Index — useful for comparing insurance and disaster exposure.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Shafer city, MN as Relatively Low (composite score 44.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (65.5) and flood (55.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Overall rating
Relatively Low
Risk index
44.5
Flood risk
55.7
Wildfire risk
65.5
Earthquake risk
4.4
Tornado risk
64.2
Winter weather risk
42.8
Hail risk
76.3

Climate & Weather in ZIP Code 55074

Climate normals for Shafer city, MN show little to no average snow and around 30.5 inches of annual precipitation. Pair that with FEMA NRI hazard context (overall rating Relatively Low) when evaluating long-term housing and insurance exposure.

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Monthly Temperature

30-year climate normals (avg. monthly temperature)

Climate Data
Hardiness Zone
4b
Annual Snow Days
0
Annual Precipitation
30.48 in
FEMA NRI rating
Relatively Low

Climate & Environment key statistics

Climate statistics
Climate
Hardiness zone4b
Annual precip (in)30.48
Snow days0
Broadband access90.7%
Risk & Air Quality statistics
Risk & Air Quality
NRI ratingRelatively Low
NRI risk index44.5
Flood risk (NRI)55.7
Wildfire risk (NRI)65.5
IRS net migration160