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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
04978 — Somerset County ME 867 $105,694 $231,300
57363 Mount Vernon Davison County SD 867 $72,750 $207,000
05037 — Windsor County VT 863 $100,938 $338,900
59934 Trego Lincoln County MT 858 $91,875 $301,600
51364 Terril Dickinson County IA 855 $62,554 $131,900
51004 Anthon Woodbury County IA 853 $49,821 $100,700
52305 Martelle Jones County IA 853 $95,583 $162,500
05772 — Windsor County VT 845 $71,875 $262,100
81235 Cathedral Hinsdale County CO 845 $67,750 $456,500
49744 — Alpena County MI 843 $74,000 $208,100
50667 Raymond Black Hawk County IA 843 $62,813 $210,400
56157 Lynd Lyon County MN 843 $87,708 $214,100
68735 Ewing Holt County NE 843 $66,250 $109,500
52337 Stanwood Cedar County IA 842 $66,786 $148,200
51357 Royal Clay County IA 841 $72,344 $121,300
52229 Garrison Benton County IA 841 $87,679 $169,900
04453 — Penobscot County ME 839 $43,839 $128,600
82327 Hanna Carbon County WY 839 $56,962 $121,100
83436 Newdale Madison County ID 839 $70,781 $287,500
53961 Rock Springs Sauk County WI 838 $80,625 $200,000
05669 — Washington County VT 835 $72,361 $248,100
05751 Killington Village Rutland County VT 835 $71,538 $477,500
53541 Gratiot Lafayette County WI 834 $60,938 $220,800
56168 Rushmore Nobles County MN 833 $65,417 $163,200
50005 Albion Marshall County IA 830 $62,667 $129,500
49618 Boon Wexford County MI 829 $49,712 $152,300
81225 Mount Crested Butte Gunnison County CO 829 $93,182 $594,600
52079 Zwingle Jackson County IA 827 $98,846 $248,200
56083 Sanborn Redwood County MN 825 $65,000 $118,900
49840 — Schoolcraft County MI 820 $61,250 $190,800
04939 — Penobscot County ME 819 $53,083 $145,800
49745 — Mackinac County MI 819 $33,534 $117,700
50278 Zearing Story County IA 819 $67,344 $170,400
52215 Chelsea Tama County IA 819 $56,311 $116,700
50449 Klemme Hancock County IA 816 $66,538 $98,600
51436 Breda Carroll County IA 815 $59,438 $217,200
52146 Harpers Ferry Allamakee County IA 815 $59,055 $214,600
57015 Chancellor Turner County SD 815 $95,114 $303,300
57383 White Lake Aurora County SD 815 $71,250 $105,600
57063 Bon Homme Colony Bon Homme County SD 814 $82,750 $152,200
03279 — Grafton County NH 810 $61,875 $239,400
05155 Stratton Mountain Windham County VT 810 $81,250 $265,200
52731 Charlotte Clinton County IA 808 $92,153 $134,900
50075 Ellsworth Hamilton County IA 805 $69,306 $140,400
52078 Worthington Dubuque County IA 805 $93,676 $205,400
48761 — Ogemaw County MI 804 $44,647 $113,000
68710 Allen Dixon County NE 802 $56,563 $143,500
59029 Fromberg Carbon County MT 799 $67,500 $267,100
83126 Smoot Lincoln County WY 798 — $425,900
13782 Downsville Delaware County NY 797 $51,719 $237,700

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.