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Plant hardiness zone 5A

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 5A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
5A
ZIP codes
2,317
Population
9,286,677
Median household income (avg.)
$74,070
Average home value
$224,046
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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
55068 Rosemount Dakota County MN 32,194 $125,271 $379,500
55378 Savage Scott County MN 32,072 $122,237 $393,800
55129 Woodbury Washington County MN 32,016 $152,500 $517,800
12901 Plattsburgh Clinton County NY 32,012 $59,413 $182,100
55122 Eagan Dakota County MN 31,483 $93,980 $342,700
55418 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 31,295 $95,630 $332,500
50158 Marshalltown Marshall County IA 31,163 $71,212 $130,500
55421 Columbia Heights Anoka County MN 31,051 $75,141 $260,500
55347 Eden Prairie Hennepin County MN 30,467 $152,850 $493,200
50701 Waterloo Black Hawk County IA 29,745 $62,857 $183,400
55419 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 29,728 $143,254 $479,000
55411 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 29,719 $53,368 $233,500
53562 Middleton Dane County WI 29,488 $97,241 $495,600
53593 Verona Dane County WI 29,479 $135,699 $464,700
55118 West St. Paul Dakota County MN 29,396 $85,229 $331,800
55033 Hastings Dakota County MN 29,241 $102,026 $335,800
61032 Freeport Stephenson County IL 29,072 $54,179 $106,800
55014 Lino Lakes Anoka County MN 28,975 $98,952 $324,700
55128 Oakdale Washington County MN 28,945 $89,642 $300,700
55448 Coon Rapids Anoka County MN 28,925 $95,610 $301,100
50401 Mason City Cerro Gordo County IA 28,818 $63,807 $134,100
55422 Golden Valley Hennepin County MN 28,765 $91,173 $314,200
50501 Fort Dodge Webster County IA 28,633 $66,130 $139,700
51106 Sioux City Woodbury County IA 28,381 $74,486 $186,300
12804 Glens Falls North Warren County NY 28,175 $90,074 $284,400
55404 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 28,071 $43,932 $294,200
54481 Stevens Point Portage County WI 27,878 $57,234 $191,700
55446 Plymouth Hennepin County MN 27,627 $169,412 $559,100
82604 Casper Natrona County WY 27,584 $75,683 $270,800
55429 Brooklyn Center Hennepin County MN 27,570 $66,661 $267,900
55126 Shoreview Ramsey County MN 27,484 $109,017 $366,400
55105 St. Paul Ramsey County MN 27,470 $108,200 $453,300
57104 Sioux Falls Minnehaha County SD 27,406 $59,161 $183,700
55123 Eagan Dakota County MN 27,288 $134,265 $442,000
82601 Casper Mountain Natrona County WY 26,945 $68,526 $244,200
55343 Minnetonka Hennepin County MN 26,482 $82,415 $350,700
82718 Gillette Campbell County WY 26,197 $104,454 $289,900
55412 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 26,182 $71,905 $226,400
55116 St. Paul Ramsey County MN 26,099 $83,156 $405,900
89801 Elko Elko County NV 26,070 $83,777 $278,700
52405 Cedar Rapids Linn County IA 25,889 $65,352 $173,600
82801 Sheridan Sheridan County WY 25,727 $70,315 $339,500
55417 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 25,677 $122,639 $368,400
55426 St. Louis Park Hennepin County MN 25,451 $96,887 $345,000
55427 Golden Valley Hennepin County MN 24,667 $92,013 $341,700
54650 Onalaska La Crosse County WI 24,619 $85,255 $279,100
55420 Bloomington Hennepin County MN 24,008 $77,539 $306,600
59714 Sedan Gallatin County MT 23,897 $89,217 $490,000
53713 Madison Dane County WI 23,744 $57,833 $259,100
55316 Champlin Hennepin County MN 23,450 $115,719 $338,400

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.