Plant hardiness zone 5A
ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 5A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.
What is USDA zone 5A?
Zone 5A is a USDA / PRISM plant hardiness band based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. Growers use it to compare winter-cold exposure across regions — it is a climate label, not a planting prescription.
US5 lists 2,317 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 9,286,677 combined ZIP-area residents. The table below is sorted by population; use pagination to browse the full published set.
How to use this zone page
Scan communities inside zone 5A, then open any ZIP for full demographics, climate normals, schools, and nearby amenities. Zone membership comes from the USDA hardiness summary joined to published ZIP profiles.
ZIPs in zone 5A
| ZIP | City | County | State | Population | Income | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56062 | Madelia | Watonwan County | MN | 3,249 | $76,549 | $172,900 |
| 54984 | Wild Rose | Waushara County | WI | 3,245 | $59,702 | $191,600 |
| 03581 | Gorham | Coos County | NH | 3,243 | $61,370 | $155,700 |
| 56087 | Springfield | Brown County | MN | 3,240 | $64,566 | $139,900 |
| 53956 | Randolph | Columbia County | WI | 3,238 | $84,722 | $214,100 |
| 05777 | West Rutland | Rutland County | VT | 3,237 | $60,821 | $193,400 |
| 57325 | Chamberlain | Brule County | SD | 3,237 | $78,750 | $208,400 |
| 82937 | Urie | Uinta County | WY | 3,236 | $97,333 | $245,700 |
| 53960 | Doylestown | Columbia County | WI | 3,235 | $82,143 | $247,200 |
| 05033 | Bradford | Orange County | VT | 3,232 | $93,393 | $247,900 |
| 82431 | Lovell | Big Horn County | WY | 3,227 | $64,881 | $216,500 |
| 80654 | Wiggins | Morgan County | CO | 3,216 | $99,830 | $396,500 |
| 49908 | Baraga | Baraga County | MI | 3,208 | $56,985 | $115,800 |
| 50525 | Clarion | Wright County | IA | 3,196 | $59,875 | $117,300 |
| 49878 | Rapid River | Delta County | MI | 3,184 | $63,750 | $165,200 |
| 50579 | Rockwell City | Calhoun County | IA | 3,176 | $69,464 | $136,800 |
| 13691 | Theresa | Jefferson County | NY | 3,172 | $75,750 | $158,700 |
| 55816 | — | — | — | 3,167 | $35,221 | $133,000 |
| 57025 | Richland | Union County | SD | 3,165 | $88,466 | $226,000 |
| 69363 | — | — | — | 3,160 | $51,782 | $123,000 |
| 49916 | Chassell | Houghton County | MI | 3,157 | $77,000 | $190,500 |
| 04933 | — | — | — | 3,145 | $62,708 | $213,400 |
| 50421 | Belmond | Wright County | IA | 3,142 | $66,184 | $121,400 |
| 05679 | Williamstown | Orange County | VT | 3,136 | $94,180 | $233,200 |
| 59011 | Big Timber | Sweet Grass County | MT | 3,131 | $67,326 | $286,200 |
| 05464 | Jeffersonville | Lamoille County | VT | 3,125 | $86,464 | $326,100 |
| 49807 | — | Delta County | MI | 3,125 | $70,694 | $170,800 |
| 13354 | Holland Patent | Oneida County | NY | 3,124 | $92,750 | $198,700 |
| 54174 | Suring | Oconto County | WI | 3,124 | $71,774 | $178,400 |
| 59103 | — | — | — | 3,112 | $41,029 | $280,300 |
| 50212 | Ogden | Boone County | IA | 3,109 | $74,865 | $207,000 |
| 04061 | Lake Arrowhead | York County | ME | 3,105 | $83,299 | $223,500 |
| 05763 | Pittsford | Rutland County | VT | 3,099 | $67,474 | $219,000 |
| 05764 | East Poultney | Rutland County | VT | 3,094 | $62,348 | $208,700 |
| 82931 | — | — | — | 3,088 | $74,722 | $206,500 |
| 04461 | Milford | Penobscot County | ME | 3,083 | $63,892 | $183,400 |
| 50643 | Hudson | Black Hawk County | IA | 3,081 | $120,724 | $240,800 |
| 82605 | — | — | — | 3,078 | $61,833 | $280,900 |
| 04224 | Dixfield | Oxford County | ME | 3,077 | $67,109 | $127,000 |
| 83448 | Sugar City | Madison County | ID | 3,074 | $77,564 | $331,100 |
| 55943 | Houston | Houston County | MN | 3,070 | $69,896 | $228,200 |
| 53811 | Sandy Hook | Grant County | WI | 3,064 | $79,531 | $219,300 |
| 56063 | Madison Lake | Blue Earth County | MN | 3,059 | $100,156 | $396,000 |
| 54139 | Lena | Oconto County | WI | 3,041 | $76,799 | $183,700 |
| 50459 | Northwood | Worth County | IA | 3,027 | $76,053 | $148,000 |
| 54101 | Abrams | Oconto County | WI | 3,019 | $95,588 | $264,700 |
| 04456 | — | Penobscot County | ME | 3,012 | $75,917 | $244,800 |
| 53941 | La Valle | Sauk County | WI | 3,009 | $80,518 | $252,500 |
| 12846 | Lake Luzerne | Warren County | NY | 3,007 | $47,449 | $197,400 |
| 50450 | Lake Mills | Winnebago County | IA | 3,001 | $76,522 | $157,500 |
Frequently asked questions
What does zone 5A mean?
Zone 5A is a USDA plant hardiness band based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. It helps compare winter-cold exposure across places; it is not a planting prescription.
Why is the table sorted by population?
Population ordering surfaces larger communities first. The zone total counts all published ZIPs in band 5A; page through the table to browse beyond the first page.
Is a hardiness zone the same as a climate normal?
Hardiness zones summarize winter extreme cold. ZIP pages on US5 also show precipitation, snow, and FEMA risk context separately.