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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
68874 Sargent Custer County NE 738 $57,813 $95,500
50557 Lehigh Webster County IA 736 $77,250 $119,800
50590 Swea City Kossuth County IA 736 $65,500 $57,700
50634 Gilbertville Black Hawk County IA 736 $83,750 $187,500
56169 Russell Lyon County MN 734 $81,979 $123,000
52065 New Vienna Dubuque County IA 729 $86,369 $206,900
52064 Miles Jackson County IA 727 $78,333 $133,900
81123 Blanca Costilla County CO 726 $37,173 $123,800
05072 — Orange County VT 722 $112,237 $425,800
50560 Lu Verne Kossuth County IA 722 $66,172 $77,300
49816 Chatham Alger County MI 720 $74,583 $174,100
57034 Hudson Lincoln County SD 720 $94,250 $164,000
59027 South Glastonbury Park County MT 720 $55,446 $427,400
80438 Empire Clear Creek County CO 720 $63,092 $299,300
50519 St. Joseph Humboldt County IA 713 $69,063 $114,400
51232 Ashton Osceola County IA 713 $79,250 $97,700
50246 Stanhope Hamilton County IA 711 $70,000 $117,900
52133 Castalia Winneshiek County IA 711 $80,030 $208,900
80624 — Weld County CO 707 $90,039 $482,100
04929 — Somerset County ME 706 $51,964 $134,900
49760 — Mackinac County MI 706 $45,313 $134,700
61013 Cedarville Stephenson County IL 705 $59,712 $110,600
04459 Mattawamkeag Aroostook County ME 703 $43,750 $84,100
51243 Little Rock Lyon County IA 702 $75,750 $88,100
12950 — Essex County NY 701 $74,375 $146,200
50482 Ventura Cerro Gordo County IA 701 $82,292 $220,800
05492 — Lamoille County VT 700 $75,694 $249,400
12838 — Washington County NY 699 $65,387 $144,400
52047 Farmersburg Clayton County IA 697 $47,917 $101,000
05737 Chittenden Rutland County VT 696 $98,438 $268,500
50522 Burt Kossuth County IA 695 $60,833 $81,300
56014 Bricelyn Faribault County MN 695 $60,250 $88,500
82223 Lingle Goshen County WY 695 $56,250 $231,600
50655 Maynard Fayette County IA 694 $56,250 $139,600
52072 St. Olaf Clayton County IA 694 $66,667 $113,500
12936 — Essex County NY 693 $73,843 $221,600
83414 Alta Teton County WY 693 $166,310 $1,040,400
13486 Westernville Oneida County NY 691 $84,792 $144,400
68741 Hubbard Dakota County NE 691 $76,875 $209,100
68856 Merna Custer County NE 690 $81,250 $194,600
50478 Thompson Winnebago County IA 689 $44,880 $94,400
50157 Malcom Poweshiek County IA 686 $59,583 $101,000
50516 Badger Webster County IA 684 $72,292 $128,000
57568 Presho Lyman County SD 682 $64,813 $162,900
05471 — Franklin County VT 681 $50,250 $279,500
56151 Lake Wilson Murray County MN 681 $78,571 $155,400
82213 Glendo Platte County WY 680 $67,692 $245,300
04984 — Franklin County ME 679 $53,333 $177,500
59936 West Glacier Flathead County MT 679 $87,031 $562,500
50483 Wesley Kossuth County IA 678 $73,750 $150,000

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.